Understanding Earth's Crust Earth's crust ranges from 5 to 70 kilometers in thickness and serves as the planet's outermost ...

Even long-lived subduction zones eventually die, and scientists believe they are witnessing the slow death of one in the ...

Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

A chemical "anomaly" revealed through an analysis of meteorites may have led to finding the first existing evidence of "proto ...

If the atmosphere were not dragged with our planet, you could utilize the insane relative wind speeds to decrease flight time ...

New research reveals that Earth’s so-called “Boring Billion” was a time of dramatic change beneath the surface.

You are going about your day. All is calm and quiet until suddenly, the ground beneath your feet begins to shake, and items within your ...

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa was an eye-popping storm, smashing historical records — and the western end of Jamaica — last ...

This is the message of the sixth issue of the annual "State of the Climate" report. The report was prepared by an ...

Manhattan-sized comet 3I/ATLAS — which scientists suspect could have extraterrestrial origins — will reach its closest ...