A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's ...

An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.

Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But ...

Nitrospirota is an archaeal phylum that’s particularly common in the terrestrial subsurface. Some species of nitrospirota are ...

A TikTok has melted hearts after a grieving cat owner discovered a surprise on Google Earth. In the video, a woman (@usiviews ...

Crucial to all life on Earth, the 15th element of phosphorus remains a real puzzle for astronomers. Specialized space ...

A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have an intriguing origin on our moon. Its ...

In the world’s coldest town—where even boiling water can freeze in seconds—around 900 residents find normalcy in a life ...

Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...