Mercury is a mystery. It’s the smallest planet in our solar system, the closest to the Sun, and one of the most extreme. Its ...

New research suggests that Mercury's crust is shifting and twisting in unexpected ways thanks to the force of the Sun.

Four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — will come together to form a "celestial ...

It is widely recognized that the toxicity of mercury (Hg) is attenuated by the simultaneous administration of selenium (Se) compounds in various organisms. In this study, we revealed the mechanisms ...

Why we explore Mars—and what decades of missions have revealed. In the 1960s, humans set out to discover what the red planet has to teach us. Now, NASA is hoping to land the first humans on Mars ...

These characteristics provide lifeforms with the ecosystem and fuel they need to survive, ensuring that most places on Earth do not get too cold or hot for life to exist. However, people often ...

Temperatures had been forecast to hit 32C across the south east on Saturday and had already reached that level on Thursday in London.

Research expeditions found that pockmarks in the Pacific Ocean were not created in the way they originally thought.

Five Central Asian nations met at the first regional workshop focused specifically on finding shared solutions to the ...

Mercury doesn't give up its secrets easily. The smallest planet in our solar system is also one of the most extreme—a ...