Earth's oceans may have been green for billions of years until the first photosynthetic organisms flooded our atmosphere with ...

Purple Earth Hypothesis suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for ...

When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must have originated from ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper is well on its way to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, set to arrive in 2030. While its science instruments ...

Taking photos is a popular travel pastime, as we seek to capture moments and scenes so we can enjoy them long after the holiday is over. The collective enthusiasm for travel photography is breeding a ...

Read on to learn more about them. Venus, the Morning Star: Venus, the hottest planet in our solar system despite not being the closest to the sun, is so primarily due to its thick, carbon dioxide ...

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system ... Image: HD 20794 d sits in a 'habitable zone'. Pic: Gabriel Pérez Díaz, SMM (IAC)/PA It was first identified by Dr Cretignier in ...

A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days: Florian Schieder of Italy prepares at the start for the first Men's Downhill training ...

NASA’s Donald captured and shared breathtaking photos of the Maha Kumbh Mela showcasing the grandeur of the event. He offered a fresh perspective as he shared the stunning visuals on his X account. He ...

The largest human gathering in the world is well lit,” Pettit wrote. The pictures drew admiration from his followers. “The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela at the Ganges River, seen from the International ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians moved north on Monday after Israeli forces withdrew from ...