Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planet’s orbit, but it's hardly the first stowaway to hang out around ...

Rare earth elements are actually more abundant than precious metals such as platinum and gold. The challenge, however, is ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden geological process where fragments of continents are slowly stripped from below and swept deep into the oceanic mantle, sparking volcanic activity in unexpected ...

For decades, scientists have been baffled by two enormous, enigmatic structures buried deep inside Earth with features so ...

For the past 60 years, Earth has had a secret companion in space—a quasi-moon that has been sharing our planet’s orbit around ...

Scientists have detected some of the oldest signs of life on Earth using a new method that recognizes chemical fingerprints ...

Scientists uncover new evidence of early life on Earth using advanced molecular analysis and machine learning.

New global stress map reveals areas where the Earth's crust is on the verge of collapse, doubling the data and changing ...

The break up of the supercontinent Nuna transformed the Earth’s surface, creating shallow marine habitats that may have given rise to eukaryotic life.

Scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science used a powerful combination of cutting-edge chemistry and artificial ...

An international team of scientists, including a senior researcher at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, has ...

Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...