In one of Earth’s harshest deserts, translucent crystals are preserving microbial traces, clues that could reshape the search for past life on Mars.

The dunes are located in the northern part of Death Valley, near Stovepipe Wells, and they’re one of the most accessible sand dune systems in the entire park. You can literally park your car, walk a ...

Gypsum is a soft, translucent sulfate mineral that allows just enough light to penetrate for photosynthetic organisms to survive inside, while also protecting them from being desiccated or exposed to ...

A "gravity hole" beneath Antarctica is offering scientists a rare glimpse into Earth's deep interior, a dynamic record of slow-moving processes that have been reshaping our planet for tens of millions ...

Deserts are notoriously dry, so why do so many of them border oceans?

This red rock formation stands in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, surrounded by vast dry plains and layered sandstone cliffs. Wind erosion has shaped the isolated pillar over thousands of years. The Gobi ...

Astronomers have discovered what appears to be an exoplanet that could be a distant Earthly paradise. Or it could be a frigid realm even chillier than Mars, incapable of supporting life. The margins ...

A planet that may exist, and may be habitable or may be frozen, has been discovered on an Earth-like orbit around a star 146 light-years away When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

The first false-color image from ESA's newly operational Biomass satellite shows off a unique perspective of the rainforests, grasslands and wetlands surrounding a winding river in Bolivia. When you ...

NASA scientists have announced the detection of an Earth-like planet orbiting a Sun-like star with a size and orbital period similar to Earth’s. Dubbed HD 137010 b, the newly spotted exoplanet may ...

Artist’s concept of exoplanet candidate HD 137010 b, dubbed a “cold Earth” because it’s a possible rocky planet slightly larger than Earth, orbiting a Sun-like star about 146 light-years away. Credit: ...