Using information from inside the rocks on Earth's surface, we have reconstructed the plate tectonics of the planet over the last 1.8 billion years.

Earth’s geological evolution is aslow but constant process, with tectonic movements driving significant changes over millions of years. New studies are shedding light on what our planet might ...

Earth's magnetic field results from a swirling sea of electrically charged molten iron in the planet's outer core. Heat currents and Earth's spin both fuel the movement of this liquid iron. The ...

Planet Earth is set to spin a bit faster on three separate days this summer, officially starting today. The result will be shorter days, but don’t panic because the change will be so small that ...

Therefore, the days grow longer. But that is a process that takes billions of years and is complicated by short-term fluctuations. Centuries of data show that the speed of Earth’s rotation has ...