On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

The Iberian Peninsula sits on a boundary between two large tectonic plates that are being stressed by a variety of forces, ...

Does Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, contain the conditions for life as we know it? This is what a recent study published in ...

New research raises doubts about Europa's potential for supporting life, due to the lack of tectonic and volcanic activity on ...

While there’s no concrete consensus on a list of prerequisites for life to evolve on other planets, there are at least a ...

Jupiter's moon Europa is on the short list of places in our solar system seen as promising in the search for life beyond ...

After modeling Europa's conditions, the researchers concluded that its rocky seafloor is likely mechanically too strong to ...

The giant planet Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons, yet none have captured the interest and imagination of astronomers and ...

New research suggests Jupiter’s moon Europa may lack seafloor activity needed for life, despite its vast subsurface ocean and ...

Lake Natron is a result of numerous tectonic and volcanic activities that also left it with high amounts of salt and minerals ...

Europa is unique in the solar system because it possesses liquid water, organic compounds on its icy surface, and energy from Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull ...

A new study suggests Europa likely lacks the tectonic activity and hydrothermal vents needed to support life at its seafloor, ...