Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

The best science books of 2024 tell an extraordinary story about life. The chance that strange lifeforms evolve in strange ...

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, ...

The Earth BioGenome Project seeks to genetically profile over a million plants, animals, and fungi as they build an atlas of ...

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf 4,000 light years away, raising questions about Earth ...

Earth could avoid the worrying doom of the so-called Kessler syndrome thanks to a brand new junk eating spacecraft. Currently ...

Geologists have uncovered strong evidence from Colorado that massive glaciers covered Earth down to the equator hundreds of ...

Researchers have discovered strong evidence from rocks in Colorado that Earth was covered in ice and snow around 700 million years ago, a period known as 'Snowball Earth'. The study, led by the ...

Synthetic cells could mimic the first sparks that led to our existence. Several Dutch institutions are working together to ...

Scientists have long wondered how the first cell membranes formed from the primordial soup—a new study offers up a recipe.

2024 — A 'tag-team' between the oceans and continents millions of years ago devastated marine life and altered the course of evolution on Earth, according to a new study. Scientists say a string ...

RTÉ will once again celebrate Science Week with a range of future-focused programming and content across television, radio and online from Sunday, 10 to to Sunday, 17 November, and beyond.