Earth is fortunate in having a magnetic field: it protects the planet and its life from harmful cosmic radiation. Other ...

Since the beginning of Earth's history, tiny particles of rock and metal from space have been hitting our planet. On clear ...

Scientists break down the reasons why days are getting shorter—and the mystery they're still trying to solve about Earth's ...

In this video, we take you on a journey to the Pleistocene Epoch, a time when Earth looked vastly different from today. Massive ice sheets stretched across North America, Europe, and Asia. Glaciers ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and ...

Imagine Earth containing the remnants of an ancient planet locked within its mantle. This intriguing concept has gained momentum with recently emerging seismic research showing two gigantic ...

These ancient cores may contain clues about an unexplained change in Earth’s glacial-interglacial cycles, and could shed ...