UK scientists have discovered a new planet, Gliese 12b, which could potentially support human life. The planet is relatively ...
Gliese 12b, which is around the same size as Venus, orbits its sun every 12.8 days. The sun, called Gliese 12, is a cool red ...
Animation By Delcan & Co. Supported by By Ferris Jabr Ferris Jabr is a contributing writer at the magazine and the author of ...
A relatively nearby K-type star called HD 48948 has been found to host three planets, each modestly larger than the Earth.
Stellar death need not be the end for orbiting planets, which could see their ice melt as they move closer to the white dwarf ...
A common type of ocean algae plays a significant role in producing a massively abundant compound that helps cool the Earth's climate, new research has discovered.
Of course, agricultural conditions on Mars, where it’s extremely cold and dry with precious little oxygen, are much more ...
With nearly 6,000 planets and counting discovered beyond our own Solar System, humankind is closer than it has ever been to ...
The ingredients and conditions for life could have emerged billions of years ago. Are aliens eons older than Earth?
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A fierce blaze engulfed the African savanna, sending elephants, gazelles, rhinos, giraffes, lions, water buffalo, and ...
Botanists express alarm that a rare plant, the Tiehm's buckwheat, won't survive where a lithium mine is planned ...