Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists ...

However, light that leaves our star also contains UVC radiation, which has a shorter wavelength than UVA or UVB light and ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?

When the Earth froze over, where did life shelter? MIT scientists say one refuge may have been pools of melted ice that ...

For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led study reveals a striking ...

Modern-day environments in Antarctica contain ponds filled with life forms that closely resemble early multicellular ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

A recent study led by NASA has revealed a surprising connection between Earth’s magnetic field and the oxygen levels that ...

Scientists say they may have finally found evidence of life's hidden rule which helps govern how species spread across the ...

UCF Professor Ramses Ramirez believes human exploration can greatly accelerate the search for life. "A human can react ...