Five 'mass extinctions' have decimated our planet since it was formed - now scientists claim the answers to two could be written in the stars.

Two of Earth’s five confirmed mass extinction events could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions stripping the ...

A video on X of people collecting marine fossils has apparently caused some confusion, as they are collecting their ancient ...

Oil and gas giant BP has again slashed its renewable energy investment and announced more funding for greater fossil fuel production. In a further row back of climate targets the company has said ...

Rich brachiopod fossils dating back 470 million years to the Ordovician period were discovered in Zigui county, Central China's Hubei Province. Experts suggest these fossils provide evidence for ...

Scientists have now successfully tested a miniature laser-powered mass spectrometer that could be taken into space, identifying traces of microbial fossils in gypsum deposits on Earth which formed ...

Fossils of marine animals preserved in rocks formed in shallow ... and occurred around the same time as a global cooling trend during the Ordovician period, along with an increase in seawater ...

Scientist is proud to have led "the first astrobiology study to involve Algeria," and believes that his findings are a major step towards finding evidence of life on Mars. Scientists searching for ...

Recently our research team discovered some remarkable fossil traces which might give a hint. These traces were found alongside some of the oldest known human footprints in the Americas at a place ...

You can get in touch with Kate by emailing [email protected], or by following her on X at @kateeplummer. Russia's fossil fuel exports generated €242 billion ($253.8 billion) in revenue in ...

(Reuters) - BP's (BP) chief executive will scrap a target to increase renewable generation 20-fold by 2030, returning the focus to fossil fuels, as part of a strategy shift announced on Wednesday ...