“The idea that Ryugu-like objects held on to ice for so long is remarkable,” he added. “It suggests that the building blocks ...

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

Late-stage planetary collisions reshaped Earth and its neighboring planets, delivering water, altering their atmospheres, and ...

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

The National Museum of Natural History is among the first eight Smithsonian sites the Trump administration announced it will review.

Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first time, ...

A colossal iron ore deposit discovered in Western Australia’s Hamersley region has left geologists stunned — not just for its ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

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

Researchers used atomic-scale computer simulations to discover the importance of carbon in forming a solid planetary core.

A team of scientists has investigated how Earth’s twin became so inhospitable, and whether the same will happen to our planet ...

Scientists recreated earthquakes in the lab to uncover how quake energy is split between heat, shaking, and rock damage.