Under some conditions, comets could deliver organic molecules to planets
Approximately 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago, the planets of the inner Solar System experienced many impacts from comets and asteroids that originated in...
How a favorite dinosaur food survived mass extinction
An ancient lineage of plants called cycads, a favored food of grazing dinosaurs, survived extinction by grabbing nitrogen from the air.
The palm-like plants helped...
Did this chemical reaction create the building blocks of life on Earth?
How did life begin?
How did chemical reactions on the early Earth create complex, self-replicating structures that developed into living things as we know them?
According...
This bizarre, egg-laying mammal was rediscovered after 60 years
In a thrilling development in the world of wildlife conservation, scientists have recently rediscovered Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, an iconic, egg-laying mammal, in the Cyclops...
Scientists revive 450-million-year-old sea creature using robotic technology
Imagine a time when humans hadn’t yet walked the Earth, and the seas were teeming with mysterious creatures.
Now, scientists are using cutting-edge technology to...
Why big ocean fish dive into the ocean’s twilight zone
You might have seen a shark leap from the water and splash back down, but that's just a tiny part of their life.
What we...
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has all the raw materials for life
Saturn’s ocean moon, Enceladus, is attracting increasing attention in the search for life in our Solar System.
Most of what we know about Enceladus and...
Meet Willo, a special dinosaur with underground superpowers
Long ago, before the last dinosaurs disappeared, a small plant-eating dinosaur named Willo roamed North America.
It wasn't as big as some of its famous...
Scientists find unique ammonia signatures in atmosphere of cold brown dwarf
Have you ever wondered how astronomers figure out what's happening on planets light-years away from us?
It's a bit like being a detective, but instead...
Tiny fossils from Australia might show life got complex way earlier than we thought
Scientists have made an exciting discovery in Western Australia that could change our understanding of how life on Earth got more complicated a long...