Giant, large-scale eruptions can have more serious impacts. One such event contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs 66 ...

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

Is Earth's inner core solid or liquid? While the inner core is extremely hot, experts have known that it is solid for many ...

Tropical cyclones (TCs) rank among the most destructive weather phenomena, often bringing intense winds, heavy rainfall, and ...

An international research team led by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon has, for the first time, succeeded in visualizing and ...

Tectonic plates are massive slabs of Earth's lithosphere that float atop the semi-fluid mantle, constantly shifting and ...

Satellite observation of the imbalance between incoming and outgoing radiation in the atmosphere, which causes global warming ...

Energization current is a fundamental consideration in designing of distribution substation earth grid. Arbitrary choice of energization current in earth grid design process may lead to technical and ...

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above thunderstorms.

In the ground-return mode of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmissions, a large dc injected current in the earth will result in a rise in the earth surface potential (ESP), causing a dc bias in ...

Chemical fingerprints from volcanic rock offer hints of what’s happening in the mantle below the area where three rift zones ...

The image above, provided by NASA, highlights how all three heat-transfer methods (conduction, convection, and radiation) work in the same environment. What is Conduction?