The near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 is on an Earth-like orbit that remained in the immediate vicinity of our planet for...

In a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, planetary researchers used high-resolution images and compositional data captured by orbiters...

Paleontologists have discovered a set of ancient bear footprints in Honseca Cave, northern Spain. Although distinguishing cave bear from brown...

Many species of birds use shed snake skin in nest construction, but this behavior is poorly understood. In new research,...

A nearly complete but strongly flattened skull of the ancient bird species Diatryma geiselensis has been discovered, after being misidentified...

The newly-discovered radio jet spans an astonishing 215,000 light-years, and is associated with J1601+3102, an extremely radio-loud quasar that existed...

Paleontologists from the United States and Australia have discovered and described a new, nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai, a...

Paleoanthropologists from the University of Vienna and Harvard University have analyzed ancient DNA from 435 individuals from Eurasian archaeological sites...

Astronomers using ESA’s Gaia star-mapping satellite have discovered two substellar companions — named Gaia-4b and Gaia-5b — orbiting two low-mass...

In a new study, planetary researchers used global and high-resolution orbital imaging to discover a fresh, 21.5-m (71-foot) impact crater...