When the planet first formed about 4.5 billion years ago, most of these precious metals sank into the metallic core, more ...

A new study in Nature reveals that Earth’s core may not be sealed shut after all. German geochemists have discovered traces of core-derived precious metals like ruthenium in volcanic rocks from Hawaii ...

Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.

Sindh CM warned of a possible major quake, citing concerns over pre-shocks that often precede larger seismic events ...

If you are sneezing this spring, you are not alone. Every year, plants release billions of pollen grains into the air, specks ...

The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and even from the ground itself. New research suggests that the moon's orbit could ...

And the worst news of all? That’s kind of a best-case scenario. “Some models predict that terrestrial C 3 plants will cease to be viable at Earth’s surface less than ~500 [million years ...

Scientists Discover Two Massive Structures Deep Within Earth’s Mantle, Say It Could Be Remains of Ancient Planet For decades, ...

Earth's ozone layer, an early symbol of global environmental ... (Read more about how climate change is a threat to human health.) Nearly all the ozone-destroying chemicals banned by the Montreal ...

An expert panel warned that poorly planned hill demolition for NH 66 construction has significantly increased the risk of ...

All of Earth’s layers, from core to crust, are in constant motion, caused by the flow of heat. Heat moves through Earth’s interior in two fundamentally different ways: convection and conduction.