Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...
Seismic waves suggest the planet's solid inner core is being pulled out of shape – and it has undergone these changes over ...
Dr. Luis Buatois (Ph.D.) traces a series of hexagons with his finger, following the path carved by tiny organisms millions of ...
Watch the Earth's tectonic plates grow, shrink, and jostle for position in this new model of the last billion years on the ...
Scientists at Yale and in Singapore have devised what may be the ultimate acid test—a comprehensive model for estimating the ...
Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era.
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...
Religious dogma clashed with early science, but fossils and discoveries reshaped humanity’s understanding of Earth’s history.