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

A new study offers an explanation for unusual chemical signatures found in some volcanic rocks.

A team of researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has developed a new instrument designed to eliminate blind spots between lines of lidar data on Earth's surface. Built with support ...

Neither famous number is as simple as it first sounds. The real question is how much uncertainty each one can realistically ...

A geologist found an undiscovered meteorite crater in Western Australia on Google Earth in 2007. Later drilling confirmed its ...

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A new study suggests ancient hydrogen trapped deep inside Earth has been slowly escaping into the mantle for billions of ...

Firefighters are struggling to control two blazes near Malibu and San Diego. NOAA's newly released winter temperature and precipitation outlooks follow clear El Niño patterns. The Amazon's wildfire ...

Ancient asteroid impacts may have done more than reshape Earth's surface—they could have helped spark life itself. New computer models show the collisions created enormous underground hydrothermal ...

Scientists may have solved a 2.3-billion-year-old mystery about how Earth maintained enough oxygen to support life. Ancient ...

At the request of NASA (Science Mission Directorate’s Earth Science Division), the National Academies is initiating “ESAS 2028,” the Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space ...

Study Sapuri is a strong ally for those who do not have Earth Science classes at school. Its strength lies in its ability to ...