Scientists have found that a famous 2-billion-year-old chemical signature, once thought to record a massive global change in ...

…and sometimes we may forget just how incredible our home of planet Earth really is. From towering waves to supervolcanos, there is so much more to Earth than the basics we're taught in school. Get ...

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Brightly colored illustration showing Earth cut in half to reveal distinct interior layers. The nature of Earth's interior has long fascinated scientists. Credit: Johan Swanepoel/Science Source ...

Earth Day started in 1970 when people — including Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson — brought attention to the impact oil spills, pollution and smog were having on the planet. "Then in January 1969, he ...

You’ve lived on Earth your entire life, yet chances are our home planet still holds secrets that would make your jaw drop. Earth isn’t just a rock hurtling through space — it’s a dynamic, living, ...

Do you ever wonder about all the stuff we still don’t understand about our own planet? Like, we live on Earth, study it and map it, but somehow there’s so much we haven’t fully figured out. Sure, ...

Earth is the only life-supporting planet we know of, so it's tempting to use it as a standard in the search for life elsewhere. But the modern Earth can't serve as a basis for evaluating exoplanets ...

One of the most interesting discoveries about Earth in the past few decades concerns the Earth’s magnetic poles. Paleomagnetic records show that the poles have flipped places 183 times in the last 83 ...

UCLA scientists and colleagues challenge the theory that Earth’s water came from asteroids and comets colliding with our planet. The scientists identified a process through which “homemade” water can ...

The study of Earth science isn’t just for students who are interested in how our planet works. It’s also for those who are passionate about addressing urgent global challenges such as climate change, ...