Beryllium-10 is a radioactive isotope that is continuously produced by cosmic rays interacting with Earth's atmosphere. When ...

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

A team of geologists and mineral physicists at Harvard University, the University of California, Argonne National Laboratory ...

Researchers found evidence that the Earth's inner core is changing shape, suggesting unseen processes affecting its movement ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

Recent research suggests Earth's inner core, primarily composed of iron and nickel, may not be entirely solid. Scientists ...

Until now, it was widely believed that the inner core was a dense ball of iron floating at the centre of the molten outer ...

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

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Two such lunar canyons, Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, stretch over 270 km (168 miles) each, with depths of 2.7 km ...

Our Solar System, like a sneaky little hobbit, seems to have stuffed its pockets full of hidden oceans. Jupiter, Saturn, ...

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