Over 4.6 billion years ago, the early Earth emerged from a swirling disk of gas and dust encircling the young sun. This ...

The Earth is a treasure trove of wonders and riddles, some of which science has yet to decode. From the complexities of ...

This is caused by Earth's rotation, which creates centrifugal force — the same force that would cause you to fly off a ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study about Earth's northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously thought. The study has important implications for ...

While these “mirror cells” could have profound medical implications, a new 299-page report warns that a mirror pathogen could ...

A forgotten ancient clay called Lemnian Earth, combined with a fungus, shows powerful antibacterial effects and promotes gut ...

As we send our payloads into space that will assist us with incredible science and historical discoveries, we need to support ...

Which microbes thrive below us in darkness -- in gold mines, in aquifers, in deep boreholes in the seafloor -- and how do they compare to the microbiomes that envelop the Earth's surfaces, on land and ...

A pair of geologists with the U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, has created a model that shows Earth's subsurface may hold up ...

Led by MBL Associate Scientist Emil Ruff, the study has been published in Science Advances. "It's commonly assumed that the ...

A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater ...

Earthquake data suggest that all or small patches of the inner core's surface may be swelling and contracting.