When a space rock the size of a small building gets a little too close for comfort, scientists everywhere pay attention. In ...

Scientists uncovered a brand-new species of dinosaur in a jar that has sat in museum storage for almost 20 years.

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Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it ...

Bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past. They can help predict the future, too.

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The Tianwen-2 probe has sent a self-portrait as it heads toward one of the most enigmatic objects in our space neighborhood: ...

A new study challenges long-held assumptions about survival following a global catastrophe. If you're an animal trying to ...

Planetary boundaries outline how far past pre-industrial conditions Earth can get before anthropogenic activity has ...

A 2014 study found that the asteroid had roughly a 0.037 percent chance of colliding with Earth between 2175 and 2199. But until now, simulations have run into issues beyond September 2135.

Researchers believe this 4.6-billion-year-old piece of rock could reveal compounds present at the beginning of the solar ...

A space rock the color of coal and no larger than a pebble you’d shake from a shoe just arrived at the Field Museum, where ...