Explore the dramatic rock formations of Valle de la Luna in the Atacama Desert, Chile—an alien landscape that earned its lunar name.

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A ‘smiling’ fossil has gone viral after being discovered by a tourist on Holy Island. Christine Clark visits Northumberland ...

If life exists elsewhere in the universe, researchers at the University of Washington are finding the clues on Earth to help understand where to look for it.

Lazarus Kgasi walks with ease across a gently rolling landscape about an hour's drive outside of Pretoria, South Africa. A few trees are sprinkled here and there but it's mostly grass. Kgasi, a tall ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists believe they’ve deduced why prehistoric Ediacara Biota fossils have remained preserved for millions of years. The fossils of these ...

Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney We know what to do to tackle the climate crisis: replace fossil fuels with clean energy technologies such as solar, wind, ...

Cambrian Period fossils date to about 512 million years ago Fossils show invertebrates of various shapes and sizes They reveal animal legs, gills, guts, eyes and even nerves Jan 28 (Reuters) - ...

Timothy G. Bromage receives funding from The Leakey Foundation. Blood tests are useful tools for doctors and scientific researchers: they can reveal a lot about a body’s health. Usually, a blood ...

An extraordinary 512-million-year-old fossil site has been discovered in southern China, preserving in vivid detail almost an entire ecosystem from a time shortly after Earth’s first mass extinction ...