A hidden crater in South Korea may hold clues to one of the biggest turning points in Earth’s history: the rise of oxygen. Scientists discovered fossil-like stromatolites — layered structures built by ...

A discovery by a South Korean research team suggests that impact-generated lakes may have fostered early oxygen-producing ...

An asteroid impact millions of years ago may have provided a natural incubator for early life on Earth, scientists say.

Dante's description of the fall of Lucifer to Earth from heaven seems to sport many of the hallmarks of an impact, forming a ...

Dante’s Inferno may have been far more than a religious epic. New research argues that the 14th-century poet essentially ...

Dante’s vision of Hell may echo the physics of a massive asteroid strike, offering a new way to read the Inferno.

An asteroid is expected to eventually hit Earth, highlighting the importance of preparing for such an event. This video explores various aspects of asteroids, including: - The catastrophic impact of ...

The asteroid that smacked into our planet about 66 million years ago at the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K/Pg) boundary may have been bad news for dinosaurs, but it was good news for fungi. According to new ...

BEIJING -- Using lunar samples collected by the Chang'e 6 mission, Chinese scientists have discovered a significant shift in ...

A research team from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered new insights into the ...

Traces of microorganisms were found in a crater in South Korea. Billions of years ago, they may have triggered the Great ...