Dust from asteroid Bennu is revealing a surprising origin story for life’s building blocks. New research suggests some amino acids formed in frozen ice exposed to radiation, not warm liquid water as ...

The discovery that amino acids can form in more ways than we thought is another boost to the search for life beyond Earth. If ...

We know the main reason that the age of the dinosaurs came to an end: an asteroid impact on the Yucatán Peninsula some 66 million years ago. But how the dinosaurs’ reign began is far less clear—and ...

The night lit up with blue and green flames on Feb. 10 as a fireball meteor streaked across the skies in Ohio. See the videos ...

The “mesozoic cow” was a dinosaur with hundreds of ever-replacing teeth. Here’s how its uniquely adapted skull allowed it to ...

A river that flows in Pennsylvania is one of the oldest around, so it stands to reason that massive prehistoric beasts once waded in its waters. However, there's another best of legend that's said to ...

From artistic masterpieces and vintage cars to moon rock and artefacts dating back millions of years, there is a lot of see ...

Tiny grains of dust from asteroid Bennu are reshaping how scientists think life’s ingredients formed in space.

Discover a quirky Illinois rock shop with a hidden fossil exhibit that feels like stepping back in time. Dinosaurs, fossils, ...

Meet Moya, the lifelike humanoid robot from Shanghai that smiles, walks, and holds eye contact like a human. Could this mark ...