NASA and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples back from Mars. Could they harbor a type of life that scientists warn could trigger mass extinctions on Earth?

Environmental health expert explains why there is no human well-being without a healthy environment, and the climate changes’ ...

Stretching across 4,530 acres in the Sandhills, just 23 minutes from Fayetteville, this North Carolina state park offers ...

Earth’s spin is not as steady as it looks from the ground. As ice sheets melt and aquifers are drained, scientists now say ...

In most narratives, the story of evolution is the story of organisms emerging from the ocean and eventually populating the ...

What must it feel like to be a fish — to glide weightlessly through the sea, to draw breath from water, to be (if one is ...

A dark, carbon-rich layer of soil stretches across parts of North America like a bruise in the geologic record, a “black scar” that some researchers argue marks the moment an ancient apocalypse ...

Vestigial organs provide critical evidence for evolution by demonstrating the gradual process of adaptation and the common ...

Few people have pushed the boundaries of spatial data, reality capture and 3D storytelling quite like Pete Kelsey. Throughout ...

High levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide intensify climate change, but high carbon dioxide levels can also stimulate plant ...

Is an organism a sum of its parts, or should they be considered as a whole? New research on ferns shows how the way scientists understand evolution affects how they study life.

The Army’s ability to adapt and innovate in real time is critical to mission success on the modern battlefield. That’s the driving force behind ...