A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation of ...

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for ...

Scientists identify a new way to detect life in outer space with currently existing telescopes. The method hinges on worlds that look nothing like Earth, and gases rarely considered in the search for ...

Analysis of Moroccan stalagmites reveals that the Sahara received increased rainfall between 8,700 and 4,300 years ago, ...

Mars’ thick crust may have been a hidden engine of geological activity, producing granitic magmas and sustaining underground ...

This collection highlights the most downloaded* Nature Communications papers in Earth, environmental and planetary sciences published in 2024. Featuring authors from around the world, these ...

Astronomers have been looking for exoplanets orbiting Barnard's Star, the nearest solitary star to Earth at just 5.96 ...

Researchers from Japan and Taiwan reveal for the first time that helium, usually considered chemically inert, can bond with ...

Analysis of stalagmite samples from caves in southern Morocco has provided new insights into rainfall patterns in the Sahara ...