Vegetarians need not worry yet—plants will be on Earth for a long time to come. But not forever. The sun will ultimately ...

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

The key to unlocking the secrets of distant planets starts right here on Earth. Researchers at Tohoku University, the University of Tokyo, and Hokkaido University have developed a model that considers ...

Long before oceans teemed with life, Earth endured relentless violence. Asteroids slammed into its surface again and again, ...

As the sun expands over the coming billions of years, Earth will become inhospitable to any life more complex than a microbe ...

A sweeping new study reveals that humanity has already pushed 60% of Earth’s land outside its safe biosphere zone, with 38% in a high-risk state. By analyzing centuries of data, researchers mapped how ...

Researchers who study Earth's biosphere tend to operate from one of three scientific cultures, each with distinct ways of conducting science, and which have been operating mostly independently from ...