Recent scientific discoveries have challenged our understanding of the geology beneath the Himalayas, suggesting that a ...

New research reveals that nickel and urea once throttled Earth’s earliest oxygen producers, delaying the planet’s ...

The Grand Canyon is a gigantic geological library, with rocky layers that tell much of the story of Earth’s history.

Learn how the fossils of ancient organisms help scientists navigate deep time — and uncover Earth’s hidden history.

The term “ecosystem engineering” has been used for decades as a way to describe organisms that drastically alter their ...

If our planet flips and no one’s around to hear it, does it still make a sound? Scientists have managed to put a chilling soundtrack to the flipping of Earth’s magnetic field — and the result is ...

Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

the Earth you walk on today might not be the same planet that was born 4.5 billion years ago. Many scientists believe that in its infancy, Earth collided with another world the size of Mars, and that ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: In the final installment in our series on geothermal energy, its availability in the West and the implications ...

Is this the start of Goo York City? UK scientists have discovered a massive “blob” of rock underneath the Appalachian mountains that’s slowly oozing its way toward New York City, per a slimy new study ...