The chemical element sulfur is essential for all lifeforms and is a building block of proteins and amino acids. By studying ...

Remarkably, it could one day lead to the formation of Earth's sixth ocean. At the heart of this phenomenon are tectonic ...

Life on Earth had to begin somewhere, and scientists think that “somewhere” is LUCA—or the Last Universal Common Ancestor.

The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis. According to this story, when the ...

These results suggest that similar reactions between helium and iron may have occurred within Earth’s core shortly after its formation, trapping much of the primordial helium-3 in the material that ...

Researchers have discovered a 3.5-billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Western Australia, providing new insights into ...

New James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images show the first carbon dioxide-containing planet discovered outside of Earth’s ...

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...

The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...

A study shows that electrical charges in sprays of water can cause chemical reactions that form organic molecules from inorganic materials. The findings provide evidence that microlightning may have ...