Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

In a distant part of our cosmos, an intriguing new world exists. This newly discovered exoplanet, identified as L 98-59 d, seems to play host to a rare type of planetary environment.

Kepler-51d is a giant, ultra-light “super-puff” planet wrapped in an unusually thick haze that’s blocking scientists from ...

Venus is making a dazzling comeback, climbing into view above western skies, marking the beginning of her journey as an ...

A newly studied exoplanet, Kepler-51d, is wrapped in an unusually dense layer of haze that may be hiding both what it is made of and how it formed ...

People walking along the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal could soon be able to track the predicted path of Halley’s Comet over the next 35 years.

An extinct relative of the howler monkey may have been the first leaf-eating primate in South and Central America ...

Trees absorb carbon dioxide. The planet has too much carbon dioxide. Plant more trees, fix the problem. It is the kind of ...

A newly discovered planet orbiting the nearby star GJ 887 is being hailed as one of the most promising candidates in the ...

Thirteen million years ago, a group of medium-sized monkeys known for guarding their territory among the treetops with fearsome "howls" started doing something new. These monkeys, among the oldest ...