Researchers have identified a "hidden flux" of material in Earth's mantle that would make the planet's overall composition much more similar to that of meteorites. It's widely thought that Earth ...

Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a time of transition when venerable lineages that were ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- It's widely thought that the Earth arose from violent origins: Some 4.5 billion years ago, a maelstrom of gas and dust circled in a massive disc around the sun, gathering in rocky ...

Understanding where and in what quantities essential elements for life have existed on Earth's surface helps explain the ...

One way of measuring net CO2 flux uses terrestrial biosphere models to simulate the ongoing processes in the atmosphere and on Earth. "Up until now, scientists in various fields of earth science have ...

In 2032, a rare astronomical event may unfold, as asteroid 2024 YR4 could collide with the Moon, resulting in a once-in-5,000 ...

Prince Harry Makes Another Surprise Appearance Without Meghan Markle Republican Thom Tillis won’t ‘bow to anybody’ after ...

Tiny particles of space dust recovered from snow layers in central Antarctica. (Image credit: Rojas, et all, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 2021, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) ...

All species on Earth, both living and extinct, are related. We know this because of a biological tool called the tree of life. This "tree" takes the form of a diagram that maps the relationships ...

It’s widely thought that Earth arose from violent origins. Some 4.5 billion years ago, a maelstrom of gas and dust circled in a massive disk around the Sun, gathering in rocky clumps to form ...

It’s widely thought that the Earth arose from violent origins: Some 4.5 billion years ago, a maelstrom of gas and dust circled in a massive disc around the Sun, gathering in rocky clumps to form ...