A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

New research suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for photosynthesis.

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

Indian scientists from the Physical Research Laboratory have discovered a massive exoplanet, TOI-6038A b, 78 times larger ...

Four planets will be widely visible to the naked eye through part of February, but calling them a 'planetary alignment' may not be the full picture.

Using clever light-detecting techniques, ExTrA searches red dwarf stars for planets that might support life. By studying tiny ...