UMass Lowell's Department of Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS) provides a comprehensive understanding of current environmental challenges and the need for sustainable solutions. It ...

Earth didn’t exactly start out ready to support life, but scientists now have a better idea of how the essential elements for life ended up on our planet, according to a study published Wednesday in ...

Earth's core isn't exactly aligned with its mantle, which results in a cyclical wobble, new research finds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

The new study provides unambiguous evidence that the inner core began to decrease its speed around 2010, moving slower than the Earth's surface. USC scientists have proven that the Earth's inner core ...

World leaders must increase their commitments to conserving land and water, and quickly, if a stable climate and high quality of life are to be preserved in the near future, a new scientific study ...

What did Earth look like 3.2 billion years ago? New evidence suggests the planet was covered by a vast ocean and had no continents at all. Continents appeared later, as plate tectonics thrust enormous ...