Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Scientists have long wondered what lies at the center of the Earth. New research is putting weight behind a theory that our home planet has a distinct ball of iron within its metallic core.

Back in my day, there were only four layers of Earth: the crust, mantle, liquid outer core and solid inner core. Now, scientists have revealed a new, distinct layer within our planet’s inner ...

Earth's inner layers have just got a bit more complicated, with scientists discovering a whole new inner core within the center of the planet. Research released on February 21 in the journal ...

The beginnings of a strange layer of molten rock deep inside the Earth may have finally been figured out by geoscientists.

Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would restore the layer across much of the world by the 2040s, and would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in ...

Canadian scientists found the oldest known rocks on Earth - dating back 4.16 billion years - shedding light on our planet’s ...

The Earth’s protective layer is on track to recover within four decades as damaging airborne chemicals are phased out, helping to shield humans from the sun’s rays and limit global warming, a ...

The Earth's ozone layer is expected to recover within the next 40 years as ozone-depleting chemicals are being phased out of use, a panel of international experts backed by the U.N. says. The ...

The monumental finding suggests the Earth has five major layers instead of four, and offered new details scientists could use to help unlock some of the oldest mysteries about our planet and how ...