Crystals hidden in Australia’s oldest rocks have revealed new clues about how Earth and the Moon formed. The study suggests ...

During the Ice Age, the Earth was nothing like the world we know today. Massive glaciers reshaped continents, sea levels dropped, and entire landmasses vanished beneath rising oceans. This video ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

The two halves of the African continent are moving apart at a rate of a few millimeters each year, geologists have calculated ...

Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

Imagine Earth with an even 50/50 split between continents and oceans. Our planet covered half by land half by water. How would this change the planet as you know it? What new kinds of vacations could ...

Satellites detected a mysterious gravitational change beneath Earth's surface, suggesting rapid movement of interior masses.

Australia stands unique as the world's only country that is also an entire continent. This 'land Down Under' experiences ...

Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ...

Scientists are using powerful telescopes to study exoplanet atmospheres for signs of life. New missions could soon reveal ...

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.