Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Weather—it’s something we all experience, yet it holds a world of mystery and fascination. Whether you’re gazing at a clear ...

Discover the connection between volcanic events and the rise of Earth's oxygen levels that enabled complex life to thrive.

An international team of scientists has synchronized key climate records from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to unravel the ...

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid ...

A study of ancient stromatolites reveals that ammonium reservoirs in early Earth's oceans, likely influenced by volcanic ...

The first total lunar eclipse in two-and-a-half years is set to take place this month - this is everything you need to know ...

Scientists have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could reshape understanding of the origins ...

Scientists with a new theory about how Earth’s early continents formed predicted where a superold impact crater should ...

A new source of nitrogen has been discovered. Researchers from RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau in southwestern Germany ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than 3.5 billion years ago is changing the way ...

Two other major prehistoric discoveries have been made on the Isle of Skye: young and adult Krusatodons showing how dinosaurs ...