Beneath Earth s surface, nearly 3,000 kilometers down, lies a mysterious layer where seismic waves speed up inexplicably. For ...

Research links supernovae to Earth’s climate shifts, revealing potential atmospheric impacts and adding a cosmic layer to ...

Mars' core formed at a surprising speed, much faster than Earth's. Recent experiments reveal the key role of iron and nickel sulfides in this process. Planets like Mars are structured in ...

This story is the first article of a two-part Mongabay mini-series exploring possible climate futures. Read Part Two. The ...

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, shifting tectonic plates—these are all signs that our planet is alive. But what is revealed ...

When the first results came in, we realised that we had literally struck gold!” declared Dr. Nils Messling, a geochemist at ...

Scientists have discovered the single largest repository of gold in the world that makes Fort Knox look like a piggy bank.

Tropical cyclones represent a danger to life, property, and the economies of communities. Researchers who study tropical ...

If the U.S. could tap into just 2 percent of the geothermal power beneath Earth’s crust, it could supply more than 2,000 times our total annual energy consumption.

Last weekend's heat brought the hottest June 8 in the Seattle area since 1948, with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport ...

This type of flow form of mantle convection, moves heat through Earth’s interior and reshapes how we think about the planet’s ...

China is going full Jules Verne as it prepares to go where no drill has gone before. As part of its Deep Ocean Drilling ...