The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu reveals that evaporated water left a briny broth where salts and minerals allowed the elemental ingredients of life to intermingle.

McCoy and his colleagues analyzed these specimens using the museum's state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope, funded in ...

Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5-billion-year-old space rock and the presence of amino ...

A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu, NASA’s first asteroid sample captured in space and delivered to Earth, ...

Prehistoric times had no shortage of pretty scary creatures, but you need to look no further than this huge arthopod to find ...

Not all types of flu are the same. Some types of flu can make you very ill, while others cause milder symptoms. Read on to learn about the different types of flu. Flu, or influenza, is a ...

Detailed mapping collaborations and explorations carried out over more than a century have uncovered evidence of important mineral resources in Greenland – including rare earth elements and ...

Greenland is huge – it's the world's largest island – and has considerable untapped mineral wealth. Now, US President Donald Trump has shown renewed interest in taking control of the territory.

It could soon allow anyone to scan entire rooms and change how creatives in Hollywood and beyond record 3D video. When combined with generative AI, it has the potential not only to preserve ...

According to China Geological Survey, the deposit could be a potential source for praseodymium and neodymium minerals, estimated to exceed 470,000 tons.

Spanning 16,000 square feet, the exhibition features an extraordinary collection of real human specimens—including 20 whole-body plastinates—offering guests an unparalleled journey beneath the ...