In a new book, NASA astrobiologist Caleb Scharf says the fate of life on Earth may hinge on leaving our planet behind ...

A new study reveals that the impact humans are having on the Amazon rainforest is so profound it is even changing the ...

Imagine a world without humans. A study suggests octopuses could take over. These marine creatures show remarkable ...

Rare earth metals—the raw materials powering modern technologies like chips, EV engines and military weapons—are at the center of escalating U.S.-China trade tensions. As the Trump administration ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Extinction rates are not spiraling upward as many believe, according to a large-scale study analyzing 500 years of data. Researchers found that species losses peaked about a century ago and have ...

A fatal genetic incompatibility between Neanderthals and modern humans may have hastened the extinction of our ancient cousins, new research suggests. Researchers found that different versions of a ...

Prince Harry and Meghan have joined a diverse group, including Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck, to call for a ban on AI "superintelligence" that threatens humanity Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have ...

Fossilized human teeth spanning two million years of evolution were studied for lead content, which was surprisingly high. To see the effect of lead on the human brain then and now, researchers ...

This in-depth exploration examines how Earth would transform in the absence of humanity, from the collapse of infrastructure to the resurgence of wildlife. Over decades and centuries, nature would ...

There’s an intense space race back to the Moon underway — between the People’s Republic of China and the United States. Undergirding the PRC’s ambitions is a rocket known as the Long March 2, a ...