Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...

Small and elusive night lizards probably persisted because they have slow metabolisms and like to hide out in rock crevices, ...

The night lizards may have been the only terrestrial vertebrates that survived in the region of the asteroid impact 66 ...

At a time of acute crisis, the threat posed by domestic extremists might fall down countries' list of political and security ...

From Mayan gods to dinosaur-killing asteroids, these are the lesser-known and crazy facts about cenotes you haven't heard ...

Egypt has strongly criticised Israel over its war on Iran, while Cairo will know that a defeated, or significantly weakened, Tehran could allow Israel to project its power more emphatically across the ...

Meteor craters are incredible reminders of the powerful forces of nature and the history of our planet. These massive impact ...

Tropical Storm Barbara continues to weaken as it heads northwest away from land and is likely to dissipate by Wednesday. The storm marked the first hurricane of the eastern Pacific hurricane season.

9 night sky events to see in June, from a strawberry moon to interstellar clouds. This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions.

Massive 8,000-mile 'dead zone' could be one of the gulf's largest. Record-breaking Midwest rainfall washed tons of fertilizer and sewage water out to sea, contributing to a devastatingly large ...

A plume of Saharan dust is traveling across the Atlantic Ocean and will arrive in the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday. Parts of the Texas Gulf Coast and the Southeast will see a hazy sky as a result ...

The Chicxulub crater, located off the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, is one of the most significant geological sites on Earth. It marks the catastrophic impact of a massive asteroid or ...