A new study finds that Earth once had Saturn-like rings. The temporary structure likely consisted of debris from a broken-up asteroid.

the study was published Tuesday in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. The scientists behind the study believe ...

Inside our cells, ribosomes—the tireless "protein factories" of life—have just shown off a new skill they haven't used in ...

Scientists discover a giant thousand-year-old tree called Tessmannia princeps, a new species that reaches 131 feed high and 3 ...

Sea level on Earth has been rising and falling ever since there was water on the planet. Scientists were already able to use ...

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has shared an incredible image of a sprite, a rare weather phenomenon that's triggered high ...

Geologists confirm that industrial waste turns into rock in just 35 years, challenging traditional ideas about geological formation.

How did Earth, alone among the Solar System's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid ...

Seafloor sensors caught a rare slow quake in action. It hints at how Earth's stress is quietly released. For the first time, ...

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...

Only July 3, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers aboard the International Space Station photographed a gigantic jet—a massive bolt ...

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.