Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...

For decades, scientists have tried to understand how Earth’s inner core operates compared with the rest of the planet. Now, a team of researchers has found compelling evidence that it’s changing shape ...

A new, detailed probe of Earth's heart reveals that the rotating inner core doesn't just change in rotation speed – it also ...

However, scientists have been baffled to discover that the inner core is actually changing shape. By looking at the ...

Searles Lake has long been shaped by shifting water levels, volcanic minerals, and evaporite formation. In 2024, satellites ...

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

A study on melting glacial ice sheets revealed a startling positive feedback loop effect with alarming implications for the ...

The long-ignored continent of Zealandia has now been mapped and officially recognized as Earth’s eighth continent. Stretching over 4.9 million square kilometers, most of Zealandia lies beneath the ...

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

A stunning new study is challenging the conventional wisdom about Earth’s continents. For years, we’ve been taught that Earth ...