The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have ...

Earth is our home planet, and it's the only place in the ... Marilyn Perkins is the content manager at Live Science. She is a science writer and illustrator based in Los Angeles, California.

For the first time, scientists have been able to map the atmosphere of WASP-121b in 3D and what they found sounds like ...

Barnard’s Star has fascinated astronomers for decades. At just six light-years away, it is the second-closest single star to ...

which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped. The team found ... Mar. 5, 2025 — Whether it's rivers cutting through earth ...

"It’s a really exciting find — Barnard’s Star is our cosmic neighbor, and yet we know so little about it," Ritvik Basant, an ...

Life may not have begun with a dramatic lightning strike into the ocean but from many smaller "microlightning" exchanges ...

Considered a solitary star for its lack of stellar companions, Barnard's Star is notoriously lonely—signs of any exoplanets ...

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...