Health officials brace for measles cases The Illinois Department of Public Health is bracing for a possible measles outbreak ...

A rock on Mars that may hold clues about ancient microbial life on the Red Planet continues to puzzle scientists.

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia judge determined embryos are not property that can be divided up, rejecting a ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not ...

Board member Casey Taylor said he’s never been caught between a rock and a hard place with this situation, and it’s clear why ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.

A study of ancient stromatolites reveals that ammonium reservoirs in early Earth's oceans, likely influenced by volcanic ...

Scientists have uncovered shocking evidence that Earth's first life thrived in volcanic hellscapes 2.75 billion years ...

We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Scientists with a new theory about how Earth’s early continents formed predicted where a superold impact crater should ...

A new source of nitrogen has been discovered. Researchers from RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau in southwestern Germany ...