Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth.

For decades, scientists believed that intelligent life was a rare cosmic accident. A new study challenges that idea, arguing ...

Scientists have long thought that the South Pole-Aitken basin was formed by a shallow-angle impact, but new research suggests ...

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The Federal Government has taken a significant step in strengthening Nigeria’s mining sector with the commissioning of the Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) Laboratory at the ...

A South Carolina ghost story could have a very earthly explanation.

Beryllium-10, a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth's geological history. A research team from the Helmholtz-Zentrum ...

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Long, however, before the publication of the “Origin of Species,” its author had achieved a foremost place in the ranks of the cultivators of geological science; nor must it be forgotten that ...

Why it's awesome: With their shimmering golden coats, these worms almost look glamorous — until you see their horrifying jaws, which resemble the mouth of the xenomorph from "Alien." The worms ...