Sediments from Scotland hint that ocean-atmosphere interactions continued more than 600 million years ago despite widespread ice.
New potential climate crisis just dropped.
In the whole history of Earth's climate, few events are as extreme as those that geologists call "Snowball Earth." ...
With an estimated 6 sextillion kilograms of the stuff—that’s 21 zeroes by the way—the Earth’s core is another example of why hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe.
Tiny zircon crystals are revealing that Earth’s earliest history may have included surprisingly complex tectonic activity.
NASA says Earth is about halfway through its lifespan. Scientists explain how solar changes could affect habitability, oceans, and the planet’s future over billions of years ...
The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.
Gravity feels reliable—stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over Earth's surface. And it is weakest ...