The NASA satellite image shows rust-red rock formations in Wyoming—evidence of 220-million-year-old 'megamonsoons'.

At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall to Earth every day, a new report reveals. Some experts think it's a ...

Earth's oceans, known for their deep blue hue, could one day undergo color shifts, say scientists. A report based on a study ...

Researchers at MIT found that greenhouse gases are causing Earth’s upper atmosphere to shrink. Gradually, this will lead to ...

Beneath the steaming geysers and bubbling mud pots of Yellowstone National Park lies one of the world's most closely watched volcanic systems. Now a team of geoscientists has uncovered new evidence ...

When the ground shakes violently, entire cities can crumble within minutes. Homes, hospitals, roads, and lives can vanish ...

Kilonova explosions from neutron star collisions may damage atmospheres and threaten life if nearby, according to a new study ...

New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the building blocks of life.

Only a few years ago, astronomers heralded the discovery of a rocky world circling the sun 's closest space neighbor, Proxima Centauri.

New research sheds light on the earliest days of the earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science ... because our activity or level of ...

The behavior of water at hydrophobic interfaces has perplexed scientists for over a century, spanning chemistry, biology, materials science ... of interfacial layers in oil-water emulsions.

Beneath the steaming geysers and bubbling mud pots of Yellowstone National Park lies one of the world’s most closely watched ...