Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.

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Astronomers have a lot of thoughts about the latest paper claiming we’ve found the strongest hints of alien life yet on the distant planet K2 18b.

The Curiosity rover identified hidden caches of the mineral siderite, which could help explain why Mars lost its habitable climate.