A new supercomputer simulation paints a picture of a future that's hard to envision — a world without breathable air, and ...

For decades, many scientists have relied on the "hard steps" model to suggest that intelligent life is rare — the improbable ...

We tend to think of habitability in terms of individual planets and their potential to host life. But barring outliers like ...

Understanding planetary habitability is one of the major challenges of the current scientific era. Though traditionally viewed through the lens of our home planet and its evolutionary history, data ...

It’s 9 a.m. on Monday morning, and I’m on the sixth floor of Sterling Hall at UW–Madison. Here, in the newly formed Wisconsin ...

A supercomputer may have just predicted when life on Earth will end, and, thankfully, it's going to be a long time from now.

NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered evidence of a past carbon cycle on Mars. This breakthrough provides scientists with new ...

Icy comets can supply water and oxygen to tidally locked e Feb 2025 research shows asteroid impacts could cool Earth and deplete ozo Studies provide insights into planetary habitability and potential ...

"One of the longstanding mysteries in the study of Martian planetary evolution and habitability is: If large amounts of carbon dioxide were required to warm the planet and stabilize liquid water ...