The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully demonstrated Planetary Defense technology to prevent celestial ...

Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season ...

The collision blasted a 1.5-kilometre-high curtain of rock, sediment and seawater skyward before it collapsed.

When the rock now known as the Chicxulub impactor plummeted from outer space and slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, ...

A 20-year-old mystery of the North Sea's Silverpit Crater has been solved. Researchers confirmed an asteroid or comet struck the region 43-46 million years ago, forming the rare geological scar.

Tiny fossil teeth from Alaska are changing how scientists view mammal life and migration in the ancient Arctic.

NASA works with scientists worldwide to advance our understanding of what hazards are in our solar system and how we can mitigate the risks.

Researchers have identified the first-ever dinosaur fossil discovered on Antarctica, revealing it belonged to a titanosaur.

Fossils smaller than a fingertip are reshaping what scientists thought they knew about how primate relatives spread after the asteroid impact.

A bizarre 212 million year old crocodile relative walked on two legs like a dinosaur, with a toothless beak and tiny arms.

The demise of the UK diesel Golf is driven by a lack of consumer demand and government legislation not corporate welfare.

A small tail vertebra picked up on a windswept Antarctic island in 1985 did not look like much. For decades, it was treated ...