Helium-3 dating reveals new plankton species emerged within thousands—and sometimes just 2,000—years after the dinosaur-killing impact, showing life recovered far faster than assumed.

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new ...

The newly found tektites in Brazil are named "geraisites," after the east coast Brazilian state of Minas Gerais where they were found. The geraisites are between 1 gram and 86 grams in mass and have ...

The satellite images show damage to sites including the Choqa Balk-e drone facility and former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ...

Commercial satellite imagery has captured ​what appears to be the first known strikes on an Iranian nuclear site since the ...

US military forces hit over 1,000 targets in two days of attacks on Iran, including missile sites and command and control ...

In Madison and nearby southeast Missouri counties, William Jud, a Fredericktown geologist, may have identified a buried ...

More than 50,000 years ago, a meteor hit Earth and formed what we now call Meteor Crater in northern Arizona. But new ...

An asteroid the size of a building could collide with the Moon in 2032 and generate a flash visible from Earth.

A recently discovered crater in China could be the youngest known impact structure on Earth, unveiling new insights into ...

Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season ...