The study in the journal Science found that although not witnessed by humans there was the collapse of a “1.2 km-high mountain peak into the remote Dickson Fjord beneath, causing a backsplash of water ...

Evidence suggests Earth had a ring system 466 million years ago, causing a surge in meteorite impacts and possibly ...

An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...

A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, ...

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...

A newly discovered doughnut shape in Earth's outer core may reveal elements that help drive the formation of the planet's ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's ...

Lavas from hotspots - -whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland -- likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic hotspots.

Researchers show the average surface temperature on our planet has shifted between 51.8 to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit ...

A timeline of 485 million years of Earth’s surface temperatures shows ancient greenhouse conditions were hotter than scientists thought.

A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today -- but ...

Iron is a micronutrient indispensable for life, enabling processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA synthesis.