Earth's shape can be tested in surprisingly simple ways without relying on space photographs. The strongest part of the ...

When Earth tips over to restore its rotational balance, sea levels shift around the globe—episodes scientists have now traced ...

From hot summers and rainy monsoons to cool autumns and cold winters, seasons shape how we live, eat, dress and celebrate. But why does the Earth have different seasons every year? Contrary to popular ...

Our magnetosphere plays the role of gatekeeper, repelling unwanted energy that's harmful to life on Earth, trapping most of it a safe distance from Earth's surface in twin doughnut-shaped zones called ...

Some planets in our solar system have an incredible amount of moons. Jupiter has 95, with names like Ganymede and Europa. Remarkably, though, Saturn has almost three times that number, including the ...

Ryugu’s samples reveal that water activity on asteroids lasted far longer than scientists thought, possibly reshaping theories of how Earth gained its oceans. A billion-year-old impact may have melted ...

More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The sheer scale of the universe strongly ...

Picture all of Earth’s oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. Now multiply that by nine. That may be the amount of hydrogen in Earth’s core, possibly making it ...

Liu Cixin speaks to journalists on September 18, 2025 in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, ahead of the Galaxy ...

Learn more about the department's name change from geological sciences to the Department of Earth Science, including the effect on degree names and curricula. The Department of Geological Sciences is ...