Scientists have discovered that Earth's core is leaking gold and other precious metals into the mantle, eventually reaching ...

The record sheds light on the climate early humans experienced when they were spreading out of Africa. A tree-ringed African ...

Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the red ...

Seismic imaging has exposed two massive zones hidden deep in Earth’s mantle. These giant blobs, known as large low-velocity ...

Earth’s core is apparently a bit leakier than scientists expected. In a new study published in Nature, researchers describe ...

Discover interesting facts about how the moon formed, what it's made out of, and the many missions humans have launched to ...

Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface ...

Scientists confirm Zealandia, Earth's eighth continent, submerged almost two million square miles, with only 5% above water.

The new sunspot responsible for this powerful blast is rotating into view, which could bring more solar activity—and ...

The record-breaking mission offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the geology of our planet’s largest layer.

They are very tiny, but they are a key source of information when it comes to Earth's evolutionary history: pollen grains are ...

Our data confirmed that material from the core, including gold and other precious metals, is leaking into the Earth’s mantle above.” It’s the strongest evidence yet that the Earth’s core is leaking ...