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Meteor impacts may have helped spark life on Earth, creating hot, chemical-rich environments where the first living cells ...

A major defense against everything space throws at us, Earth’s magnetic field may even protect the moon from damaging ...

Scientists have uncovered the oldest direct evidence yet that Earth’s tectonic plates were on the move 3.5 billion years ago.

When launching a rocket into space, astronauts must prepare for any number of unforeseen problems – from fuel leaks to faulty ...

From '70s gems like Silent Running to modern-day marvels like Moon, these forgotten sci-fi movies stand out as overlooked ...

This science-fiction adventure is a lot funnier than you might think. “Project Hail Mary,” the weekend box office smash that ...

A fast-moving 2026 FF6 will pass close to Earth, but if it poses no danger, why are scientists still tracking it so closely?

At the centre of the story is Ryland Grace, played by Ryan Gosling, a middle-school science teacher who wakes up alone on a ...

The 2026 cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows has been selected. The 32 fellows are recent PhDs who’ve been nominated as some of ...

As Delhi’s sudden rains spark wild chemtrail claims, we unpack how Bill Gates, solar geoengineering and SCoPEx became the ...