In one of the most baffling discoveries of the last decade, scientists have found a clue in a cave to how life might survive ...

Scientists have developed a method to extract rare earth elements like neodymium from US coal tailings, potentially reducing reliance on China and boosting domestic supply ...

These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts ...

HD 137010 b, a new Earth-like planet found 146 light-years away, may be habitable. Discovered by NASA Kepler data, further ...

Ahead of the 50th edition of BBC Studios Showcase (23-24 February 2026), BBC Studios today announced pre-sales of Free Nelson Mandela (w/t), a new documentary series from the award-winning Rogan ...

Fossils dating back 773,000 years from Thomas Quarry I in Morocco shed new light on the shared ancestry of Homo sapiens, Neandertals, and Denisovans. An international team of researchers has ...

A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the origins of the chemistry of life.

An exoplanet called HD 137010 b might be the closest thing astronomers have ever seen to “Earth 2.0.” The trouble is that ...

Astronomers may have discovered a new Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a Sunlike star just 146 light-years away. Before you ...

Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable new planet that is around 146 light-years away and is actually remarkably ...

Space experts have identified a potentially habitable new planet in the solar system, located around 150 light-years away. Find out more here.

Bright white rocks found by NASA’s Perseverance rover hint at ancient Martian rain lasting millions of years, raising new questions about how wet Mars once was and what those conditions might mean.