Astronomers have discovered a new Earth-like planet that is larger than our own and may be more than half covered with water, according to a study published Wednesday in the science journal Nature.

Antarctica served as a climatic refuge for animals during the world's largest known, and probably global warming-fueled, mass extinction event, according to new research that focused on one scrappy survivor.

AN asteroid exploded over Indonesia with the force of three Hiroshima bombs - and no one on Earth knew it was coming.

Astronomers and space enthusiasts around the world are preparing to watch Nasa crash a rocket into the lunar surface tomorrow.

Since man first touched the moon and brought pieces of it back to Earth, scientists have thought that the lunar surface was bone dry. But new observations from different spacecraft have put this notion to rest with what has been called "unambiguous evide

In recent months, two similar projects have stirred concerns about their safety and their propensity to cause earthquakes. In the United States, the Energy Department is scrutinizing a project in Northern California run by AltaRock Energy to determine...

Health Canada received a food additive submission seeking the approval of the enzyme asparaginase for use in the manufacture of wheat dough-based products such as bread, crackers and cookies, cut potato products such as French fries, sliced potato product

Solar cells could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle "inks" that allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops to absorb electricity-producing sunlight.

A newfound planet orbiting a star about 325 light-years away has astronomers believing in the impossible. Dubbed WASP-18b, the planet is ten times more massive than Jupiter but is so close to its star that it only takes one Earth day to make a full orbit-

A 26-year-old security guard in the south-eastern town of Villevieille has become the second French national to claim he was injured when his iPhone screen suddenly exploded, sending shards of glass up in the air.