Understanding where and in what quantities essential elements for life have existed on Earth's surface helps explain the ...

Alpine rain and snow take much longer to percolate into western U.S. streams than previously thought, adding complexity to ...

A team of geologists drilled through strange formations dotting the Great Salt Lake's drying playa, and were surprised by what they found.

I was invited to contribute to the Advanced Lecture Series at Tongji University, in Shanghai. These high-level, ...

Clouds play an important role in regulating the climate. Bright ones at low altitudes generally reflect solar energy away, ...

Scientists have discovered a strange—and somewhat alarming—geological phenomenon: parts of Earth’s crust are slowly “dripping” deeper into the planet’s interior. This finding coincides with the ...

A ‘ghost plume’ identified deep in the mantle beneath Oman suggests there may be more heat flowing out of Earth’s core than ...

Researchers estimate that this will happen in the year 1,000,002,021, when Earth’s surface conditions become so extreme that life becomes impossible for even the most resistant organisms.

The research estimates that life on Earth will end around the year 1,000,002,021, when surface conditions become too extreme to support even the most resilient organisms.

Earth Day 2025: Why we celebrate the planet that keeps us grounded, how to get involved Earth rocks, and we get to celebrate just how wonderful our planet is on April 22.

NASA has given industry a new glimpse at how it plans to conduct the recompete of a contract for scientific research services to aid a team that focuses on hydrosphere, biosphere and geophysics. A ...

A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a tantalizing venue for humankind’s search for life beyond Earth. Mars ...