Earthquake scientists rely on distant seismic instruments to infer how faults rupture during large earthquakes. This video ...

Recent shifts in Earth's magnetic field have human fingerprints all over them. While it is normal for our planet's magnetic ...

When audiences think of the original Alien, they often think about how the crew of the Nostromo was in over their heads from the beginning, as they were commercial haulers in the wrong place at the ...

Earth has experienced both hot and cold periods over time, though warm times have been more common. That’s true of the last 485 million years, as seen in this timeline reported in 2024. Our genus, ...

The PICA-X heat shield and insulation keep the inside temperature at 25–30°C as the outer layer burns and peels off during re-entry, protecting astronauts from extreme heat ...

Scientists reconstructed 540 million years of sea level changes, showing Earth's oceans rose and fell by hundreds of feet ...

Earth's largest waterfall, Denmark Strait cataract, is located in Arctic waters between Iceland and Greenland and is roughly ...

The North Sea, a region known for its rich history and vital role in energy production, holds a surprising geological anomaly ...

Have you ever stopped by the grocery store on your way to a dinner party to grab a bottle of wine? Did you grab the first one ...

Normally, younger rocks are deposited above older ones, forming predictable geologic layers. In the North Sea, this process ...

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except for one small chunk.