With a synchronized tap from run-of-the-mill hammers on metal plates resting on the ground, researchers kneeling in nine fields across four continents believe they’ve hit upon more than just the earth ...

Researchers have discovered that chemical reactions in underwater hydrothermal vents could have produced the necessary ...

A bullet-speed experiment reveals that the Earth's inner core may be softer and more dynamic than previously thought.

New research suggests that the Earth's solid inner core is softer and more dynamic than previously thought, changing ideas.

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Ring Nebula, a stunning celestial structure residing in our neighborhood of ‌the ​Milky ...

Learn more about the number of satellites circling Earth and the multiple ways they are changing the sky.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.9 earthquake about 12 miles northeast of Indio that caused serious shaking in many parts of the Coachella Valley on Monday, Jan. 19.

Mars is about half Earth’s size and roughly a tenth its mass — not really the sort of planet you’d expect to leave ...

Postcard views often mask deep-seated security challenges. From shifting cartel dynamics in Mexico to urban crime in Brazil, ...

Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

A 66 million-year-old mystery behind how our planet transformed from a tropical greenhouse to the ice-capped world of today has been unraveled by scientists. Their new study has revealed that Earth's ...

The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling the area it hopes to mine.