Recent scientific discoveries have challenged our understanding of the geology beneath the Himalayas, suggesting that a ...

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A chemical "anomaly" revealed through an analysis of meteorites may have led to finding the first existing evidence of "proto ...

New research reveals that Earth’s so-called “Boring Billion” was a time of dramatic change beneath the surface.

Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

For three decades now, I have watched Earth warm—not through headlines or politics, but in my own data. Every year, the ...

The term “ecosystem engineering” has been used for decades as a way to describe organisms that drastically alter their ...

Earth may be on the verge of crossing several climate change tipping points that could have irreversible and devastating consequences. Here's everything you need to know about these "points of no ...

The University of the Witwatersrand has launched two initiatives that place Africa at the centre of global earth-science innovation.

Scientists discovered 6-million-year-old ice in Antarctica, offering the oldest direct record of Earth’s ancient atmosphere ...

This is the message of the sixth issue of the annual "State of the Climate" report. The report was prepared by an ...

When the International Space Station plunges to its fiery doom in 2030, its loss to science will be incalculable, even if it ...