Convection currents within the mantle contribute to plate movement. The mantle's convection currents pdf the location of divergent boundaries and trenches. Interaction between the rigid lithosphere ...

A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have questions, though.

Underneath the Earth’s crust we know there is a hot mantle and an even hotter outer and inner core, but now experts say we ...

The temperature can change from very hot to very cold, depending on sunlight exposure. It can range from 1,700°C (3,092°F) in the sun to -270°C (-454°F) in the shade.

If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with ... the study findings showed. The ozone layer could also deplete by as much as 32%, according to the study. And depending on where the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A rise in global warming to 2°C above preindustrial levels could triple the Earth's land area too hot for humans, affecting 6% of the planet. This would pose a ...

How Earth can defend itself against asteroid Layer 1 There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years.

SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Feb. 4), further building out Maxar Technologies' sharp-eyed WorldView Legion constellation. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the WorldView Legion 5 ...

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Another day, another Strands puzzle to solve. The year is already zipping by, it seems, as February kicks off with not a hint of snow. Yesterday I went hiking and found myself altogether too warm ...

Today is Thor’s Day, just one of several days of the week named after a Norse god in English. In Spanish, the day is jueves named after the Roman god, Jupiter. Of all our days of the week, only ...