Microbes move across the planet, linking ecosystems and spreading genes that shape antibiotic resistance, health, and ...

Back when dinosaurs roamed the planet, Earth was hotter than it is today. Yet life not only existed but thrived. Meanwhile, ...

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping construction materials from Earth, researchers are exploring how to use ...

While we have sent probes billions of kilometers into interstellar space, humans have barely scratched the surface of our own ...

From shrinking bodies and weakened immune systems to dangerous childbirth complications, life on the Red Planet could fundamentally alter what it means to be human, according to Rice University ...

Our planet is sick, and its life-threatening symptoms are getting worse, a new report warns. Earth has been pushed past multiple physical and chemical boundaries crucial for keeping the world a ...

Humans will likely go extinct eventually, leaving behind a planet that has to adjust in their wake. While there is no true consensus as to what a human-free world will look like, there are a number of ...