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The "Blue Marble" was the first photo of the whole Earth and the only ever taken by a human. Fifty years on, new images of ...

A team of scientists has uncovered new details about Mars’ Jezero Crater using the Perseverance rover's cutting-edge ...

Scientists have made a bold leap in the search for life’s origins, offering a fresh look at how chemistry might have crossed ...

Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do ...

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Imphal marked Earth Day with a cyclothon, where participants rode to promote action against climate change. Each year, Earth Day is observed with unique themes to highlight pressing ...

Prebiotic molecules central to life's earliest metabolic processes—chemical reactions in cells that change food into ...

How animate life was formed from inanimate matter has always been a mystery, but scientists are closer to finding what may ...

Share your photos that celebrate the beauty of our planet this month using #NatGeoYourShotOurHOME now through Earth Day (April ... Galápagos Islands for the first time felt like stepping into ...

In a study co-authored by a Texas A&M University scientist, researchers have revealed new insights into the geological ...

Learn about new evidence that suggests life on Earth may have started with the help of molecules that were delivered by ...