Some amino acids can be built in two ways that mirror each other, like a pair of right and left hands. Life on Earth uses the ...

Bennu is a carbon-rich asteroid whose components have remained relatively unchanged since the solar system's early days. NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission captured samples from the surface of the asteroid and ...

As the Earth absorbs more energy from the Sun and reflects less back into space, much of the excess heat is being funnelled ...

The Natural History Museum (NHM) today announces the appointment of Jessica Bradford as its first Director of Collections. She will be key in leading the Museum's collections and acquisitions strategy ...

By assessing the fossil record and the dinosaur family tree, the researchers’ models suggest that the first dinosaurs evolved ...

Thousands of mounds and hills in Mars’ barren northern plains are full of clay minerals, providing evidence that the rocks ...

The mounds lie north of a feature of Mars known as the Martian dichotomy, where the towering, ancient highlands of the ...

“Both eyes can peer out from underneath the notch, giving a greater view of their surroundings while still partially shielded by the shell,” Suzanne says. “This means they are able to quickly retract ...

The UK’s biggest-ever site of dinosaur footprints has been discovered in a quarry in Oxfordshire. Multiple trackways reveal the comings and goings of these ancient reptiles as they wandered across ...

Please note that the Biodiversity Trends Explorer is no longer live. The BTE data was generated in 2021. Because we want to provide the latest and most accurate models available, we will be removing ...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year tells the story of a planet under pressure. Help us harness the power of photography to advance scientific knowledge, spread awareness of important issues and nurture ...