The Atlantic Forest, extending along Brazil’s eastern coast, was once among the most biodiverse ecosystems globally. Currently, only about 24% of the original Atlantic Forest remains. Beyond deforestation and wildlife displacement, an important yet often overlooked consequence of forest loss involves the status of the mosquito. The landscape changes alter mosquito behavior, leading to more

Newfound fossils from China suggest that complex animals were around millions of years earlier than thought, among them possibly our vertebrate ancestors.

The idea of a “flying snake” sounds like something out of mythology or science fiction. But in the forests of South and Southeast Asia, these remarkable reptiles are very real. Belonging to the genus Chrysopelea, flying snakes don’t truly fly in the way birds or bats do. Afterall, they lack wings. Instead, flying snakes glide

From the ground to low Earth orbit, the Artemis 2 launch became a shared moment across the planet and beyond.

NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission will get a maximum of 252,757 miles (406,773 kilometers) from Earth on April 6, breaking the mark set by Apollo 13 in April 1970.

NASA has shared the first breathtaking views of Earth taken from the Artemis II mission as the crew continues its journey toward the moon

Data from Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander casts doubt on the decades-old view of the moon as divided between a hotter near side and cooler far side.

The Artemis II astronauts continued their long coast to the moon, capturing stunning photos along the way.

Venus returns as a brilliant evening star in 2026, with dazzling conjunctions, peak brightness and stunning views through the summer.

The four-member crew successfully completed a "translunar injection burn" on Thursday, sending them out of Earth's orbit and toward the moon.

The Artemis 2 astronauts snapped a gorgeous photo of their home planet recently as they sped away from it and toward the moon.

Artemis II hit a key milestone Thursday when Orion ignited its engine, propelling the crew on a trip that will reach deeper into space than any human has traveled.

More than three million years ago, in the area that is now Ethiopia, our early human ancestors lived in a landscape that consisted of rivers, wetlands, and scattered woodlands. However, new research has revealed that danger lurked in the water. Australopithecus afarensis, the species best known from the famous fossil known as “Lucy”, shared this habitat with

After an action-packed first two days, Flight Day 3 may bring a more relaxed pace for the Artemis 2 moon astronauts.

NASA released the very first images taken by the four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule as they are making their way to the moon.

NASA's Artemis Program seeks to place American boots close to the moon's south pole.

The photo shows the entire planet, as well as the Northern and Southern lights.

Astronomers have discovered that rapidly spinning extreme dead stars or pulsars push it to the edge, blasting out radio signals from their extremities.

Artemis 2's Orion capsule aced a critical engine burn this evening (April 2) that sent it from Earth orbit outward toward the moon.

Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) belongs to a rare group of sungrazing comets.

A key engine burn has put NASA's Artemis II astronauts on an irreversible path around the moon.

Some airplane passengers had the best seats in the house during NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket launch. Here are some of my favorite videos captured from the sky.

With Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen part of the Artemis crew, the launch was also a special moment for University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine professor Ryan Hunter, who watched from Kennedy Space Center. Professor Hunter, who is originally from Canada, applied to the Canadian Space Agency’s astronaut program and nearly made it through the rigorous selection process, but was ultimately not selected. 2 On Your Side had a chance to talk with Professor Hunter while he waited to see the

The engine firing is timed to provide a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it up to some 25,000 mph, the velocity needed to break free of Earth's gravitational clasp for a four-day trek to the moon.

"we have a beautiful moon rise, we're headed right at it."

Representatives from 132 countries and the EU met in Brazil to address threats to species such as the snowy owl

Many people, including children who never saw the last crewed moon mission launch, were excited to witness history.

Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures that took over the world and would eventually lead to us. More than 700 fossils found in southwestern China’s Yunnan province offer a window into life from 539 million years ago, during the waning end of the Ediacaran period, a time of simple but strange animals that lived two-dimensionally in the oceans, never goi

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - A remarkable assemblage of fossils from China is revealing that animal life diversified in Earth's primordial seas millions of years earlier than

By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM, April 2 (Reuters) - Scientists and designers unveiled on Thursday a handbag made with collagen derived from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils from the U.S. in a unique