Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era.

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Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.

New research suggests an ancient hotspot helped shape the Great Lakes, challenging traditional formation theories.

The ocean plate was once the seafloor of Neotethys — an ocean that formed when the supercontinent Pangaea broke up into a ...

Scientists say glacier engineering could be a potential stopgap as the Earth passes a critical climate milestone. Others aren ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper is well on its way to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, set to arrive in 2030. While its science instruments ...

The study fills critical knowledge gaps. Scientists make ominous discovery about volcanoes beneath Antarctic ice sheet first appeared on The Cool Down.

I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

Europa Clipper - one of the most advanced spacecraft ever sent to another planet - aims to explore Jupiter's icy moon ...

When friends invited me over for a scallop pizza, I thought it was a weird autocorrect. Scallop pizza? Although my favorite ...