Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability, a new study pushes back.

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

On Feb. 13, a petition from Steven Wilson went before the Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals but didn’t make it very far.

These popular astronomy questions, answered by Astronomy magazine, will help you better understand our universe - and share ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...

Weaknesses in governance, planning and economic efficiency in the NEM are historic, but completely inadequate for the revolutionary transition to green energy.

But in the push for cleaner energy sources, coal, known as the dirtiest fossil fuel, has fallen out of favor. In 2013, at the urging of Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), Nevada lawmakers passed a bill requiring ...

Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from the new galaxy.

Sri Lanka has recorded a balance of payment deficit in December 2025, for the first month of the year, after running ...

Sri Lanka's power grid was hit by a cascading failure which the state power utility said left that left the entire island ...