Since at least 2016, a rumor has circulated online that "a speck of dust is halfway between the size of" an atom and Earth.

Witness the extreme pressure and heat of a descent into the Earth's core.

Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...

Through deep whole-genome resequencing of the samples, a comprehensive genome-wide genetic variation map was constructed, said Chen Changsong, one of the corresponding authors of the article. The ...

Scientists just discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth’s Critical Zone. The Critical Zone—also known as the planet’s ...

An unknown group of microbes is thriving in Earth's deep soil and they’re quietly helping to clean the water that becomes our ...

For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as the eye can see.

Imagine if Earth's history had a mystery novel, and one of its biggest unsolved puzzles was: Where did all the nitrogen go?

According to the release, the ancient lake likely reached its largest size around 8,000 years ago during a time of heavy ...

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

"Most people would think that these organisms are just like spores or dormant," James Tiedje said. "These microbes are active ...