This collection highlights the most downloaded* Nature Communications papers in Earth, environmental and planetary sciences published in 2024. Featuring authors from around the world, these ...

Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes investigating stars and their interaction with each other and the ...

The findings were published March 6 in The Planetary Science Journal. Interstellar objects are astronomical material, like asteroids or comets, not gravitationally bound to a star. They can come ...

A University of Tokyo study suggests ancient eruptions enriched oceans with nutrients, causing brief oxygen spikes long ...

in the journal Science Advances. "It suggests that the evolution of complex life may be less about luck and more about the interplay between life and its environment, opening up exciting new ...

which was published Feb. 14 in the journal Science Advances. "It suggests that the evolution of complex life may be less about luck and more about the interplay between life and its environment ...

A newly identified Kuiper Belt trio, possibly only the second of its kind, could provide strong evidence that these distant ...

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2025 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, given ...

With its vivid turquoise, green and blue waters, it’s no surprise Lake Salda is often promoted as the “Maldives of Turkey.” ...

Following a vote by EGU's volunteer Council, the Union will no longer be posting on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“A small number [less than 10 meteors] may currently be entering Earth’s atmosphere every year,” Gregg and Wiegert said in a study soon to be published in the Planetary Science ...

The study, based on data collected by Zhurong as its radar instrument peered beneath the surface to examine hidden rock ...