Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

Scientists used satellite data to confirm that Earth's crust is "dripping" into the mantle beneath Turkey's Central Anatolian ...

The magnetized rocks of Earth's crust and mantle, also known as the upper lithosphere, accounts for generating 6 percent of ...

Long-term satellite measurements show that Earth’s magnetic field is changing faster and more unevenly than expected, driven by dynamic processes deep within the planet’s core. Drawing on 11 years of ...

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Woman accused of leading police on a long chase appears in court in wheelchair A woman accused of trying to hit a police officer with her minivan before leading police on a long chase that ended in a ...

At a busy street crossing, people wait for the signal to change. When one person steps out first, others soon follow. Scientists in Amsterdam have found that this same kind of behavior happens at a ...

Researchers have discovered that chemical reactions in underwater hydrothermal vents could have produced the necessary ...

Earth’s deep interior may hold water equal to today’s oceans, challenging long-held views of how the planet became habitable.

An artistic reconstruction of Earth during the Hadean eon (~4.5 billion years ago). Intense volcanic activity, heat from accretion, and frequent impacts kept the young Earth in a molten state. This ...