Dinosaurs had such an immense impact on Earth that their sudden extinction led to wide-scale changes in landscapes—including ...

Changes in rock formations from before and after the mass extinction event 66 million years ago may reflect how dinosaurs ...

The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home ...

New Curtin University research has uncovered a striking link between the structure of our galaxy and the evolution of Earth's ...

New reconstructions of 540 million years of climate history show the planet tumbling between icehouse and hothouse states, ...

There is a direct link between Earth’s crust formation and meteorite impacts influenced by the Milky Way’s structure, as found by a new study.

Ancient crystals reveal that Earth began recycling its crust and forming continents billions of years earlier than scientists ...

Imagine peering into Earth as if it were a patient undergoing a CT scan. That's essentially what Danish geophysicist Hans Thybo does, except that instead of X-rays, he uses seismic waves and other ...

Dinosaurs' extinction "re-engineered" Earth's surface, according to new research. The reptiles had such an "immense" impact on the planet that their sudden exit led to wide-scale changes in landscapes ...

No, they’re not really caused by fairies. Instead, the circles are due to pockets of underground hydrogen—an extremely ...

New simulations show carbon enabled Earth’s inner core to solidify under realistic cooling, solving the nucleation paradox.

Researchers have long struggled to explain how Earth’s solid inner core formed, cooled, and crystallized without undergoing ...