It feels like there have been staggering science stories emerging every other day recently, all of which have blown our tiny ...

Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković changed our understanding of Earth’s ... layers of rocks found around the globe and have inspired a whole new field of science called cyclostratigraphy.

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.

A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrations throughout Earth.

For instance, the gravitational force of the sun is a centripetal force that keeps Earth orbiting it ... In other words, when you twirl a rock tied on a string, the string exerts an inward ...

It’s located in tiny cracks and pores in rock in the middle of the Martian crust, between 11.5 and 20 kilometers (7 to 13 miles) below the surface. Even on Earth, drilling that ... Understanding the ...

The oldest evidence of Earth's ancient atmosphere may be lurking in rocks from the moon ... at the University of Rochester, told Live Science. But the new study shows that the moon has not ...

In an intriguing turn of events, NASA has issued a noteworthy alert about a massive asteroid named 2024 ON, hurtling towards Earth at a breathtaking speed. This colossal space rock, measuring 720 ...

Researchers reveal the long-term effects of disturbed natural ... Record-Breaking Recovery of Rocks That Originated in Earth's Mantle Could Reveal Secrets of Planet's History Aug. 9, 2024 ...

The Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric ... and potential movement of rocks along the west coast in North America. Read more about Ericka on the UMass Lowell Research blog. New B.A. in ...

Kenneth Chang, a science reporter at The Times, covers NASA and the solar system, and research closer to Earth. More about Kenneth Chang Never miss an eclipse, a meteor shower, a rocket launch or ...