NASA's new CMEx mission will measure the Sun's chromosphere magnetism, the origin of solar storms, hoping to improve solar ...

Superionic water—the hot, black and strangely conductive form of ice that exists in the center of distant planets—was ...

Scientists say Earth’s magnetic field may have funneled atmospheric particles to the moon for billions of years. Lunar soil could preserve a record of Earth’s past while providing resources for future ...

Rare earth elements are an easy-to-find, hard-to-refine resource critical for everything from magnets and electronics to ...

The timing and location of our species’ emergence remain unclear for lack of evidence but a new discovery in Morocco brings ...

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.

Subtle behavior changes in older dogs can signal a brain disorder. New guidelines explain what to watch for and how CCDS is ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on Earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

Fossils of a human ancestor from 773,000 years ago may be near the base of the Homo sapiens lineage, representing a common ...

Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a ...

For more than a century, engineers have chased new ways to turn the planet’s natural motions into usable power, from tides to ...