I received a request on X (formerly Twitter) from someone planning to take the entrance exam for the University of Tsukuba in ...

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 ...

Even when Earth was locked in its most extreme deep freeze, the planet’s climate may not have been as silent and still as once believed. New research from ancient Scottish rocks reveals that during ...

An international team of scientists has discovered the oldest material ever found on the ocean floor: rocks dating back some 2.8 billion years. The rocks, dredged up from the bottom of the Indian ...

A Chinese-led team of scientists says it has found a naturally formed mineral with rare earth elements in a fern, a world first that offers a “green circular model” for extracting high-value rare ...

A global study of 156 monitoring sites reveals widespread permafrost thaw, raising concerns about infrastructure, carbon ...

It's a dizzyingly busy time for scientists searching for life on distant planets. To date, astronomers have cataloged more than 6,000 planets beyond our solar system and are searching the atmospheres ...

Scientists may have solved why the length of Earth’s day changes by a few milliseconds over decades. Subtle shifts in the inner core appear to tug on the mantle, revealing a surprisingly dynamic world ...

Chemical clues and computer simulations suggest the two rocky planets have unique origin stories. By Robin George Andrews Making planets is an extreme enterprise. Although it starts with dust and gas ...

Earth’s magnetic field is one of its most vital features — a powerful shield that deflects harmful solar and cosmic radiation, protects the atmosphere, and makes life possible. But evidence from rocks ...