For life to develop on a planet, certain chemical elements are needed in sufficient quantities. Phosphorus and nitrogen are ...

The catastrophic impact of an asteroid 66 million years ago brought death and devastation on Earth—but also fascinating new life.

Oxygen fills the air today, but for most of Earth’s early history it barely existed. Scientists say the atmosphere did not hold steady oxygen until about 2.

Earth’s magnetic field and atmospheric oxygen appear to have moved in sync for half a billion years, pointing to a surprising connection between the planet’s deep interior and life-supporting ...

Beginning two billion years of Earth’s history, the amount of oxygen was not sufficient, but rich in carbon dioxide and ...

An upside-down jellyfish drifts in a shallow lagoon, rhythmically contracting its translucent bell. By night that beat drops ...

Even now, after many years of research, you won’t find much information in books about ancient fire. Indeed, I first started to become interested in this question of fire in the geological past more ...

1 School of Ecological Technology and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, China 2 State Key Laboratory for Quality Assurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Beijing, China In ...

Across India’s fast-growing cities, indoor spaces—from compact apartments and busy office rooms to verandahs, staircases, terraces, porticos, and even corridors—are becoming the new frontier of ...

Long before flowers dazzled pollinators with brilliant colors and sweet scents, ancient plants used another feature to signal insects: heat. The findings, based on an analysis of the biology and ...

As global carbon emissions continue to rise, the development of efficient and sustainable artificial photosynthesis systems has become a critical challenge. A promising strategy involves coupling ...