Earth's earliest life forms developed ways to survive the harmful effects of arsenic to cope with dramatic changes in their environment, a new study suggests.
The researchers found the complex life forms, called eukaryotes, stored arsenic inside...
A study of 7000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef food webs: as sharks declined by 75% and fish preferred by humans became smaller, prey fish species flourished—doubling in numbers...
A team of researchers led by Niccolò Maffezzoli, "Marie Curie" fellow at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the University of California, Irvine, and...
We've discovered that a meteorite struck northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago, 200 million years later than previously thought. Our results are published today...
New Curtin-led research has revealed that water played a far bigger role than previously thought in shaping Earth's first continents, transforming the planet's early...
A strong solar storm headed to Earth could produce colorful aurora displays across more U.S. states than usual Tuesday night.
The sun earlier this week...
Soil and rocks returned from the moon's mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth, Chinese scientists reported...
Scientists have pinpointed a giant rift under Earth that is developing between the Arabian-African and Eurasian plates. Led by geologist Renas Koshnaw of MIT...
