Beneath the southern oceans lies an entire sunken world. Scientists have discovered that the Kerguelen Plateau is not just a ...

Crystals hidden in Australia’s oldest rocks have revealed new clues about how Earth and the Moon formed. The study suggests ...

Earth’s continents are currently keeping a safe distance from one another, but what if they did slam together again, Pangaea-style? What if one day the continents joined into one giant landmass again ...

Among all the planets in the Solar System, Earth stands alone. It’s the only one with active plate tectonics — a dynamic process that has shaped life, climate, and continents for billions of years.

Embark on an epic 30,000 km journey down the Pan-American Highway, a legendary route from Alaska to Argentina. Discover it's not a single road but a connected system, featuring an impassable 106 km ...

For roughly 2 billion years of Earth's early history, the atmosphere contained no oxygen, the essential ingredient required for complex life. Oxygen began building up during the period known as the ...

Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...

Healthy forests and oceans are our greatest allies when it comes to climate protection. However, their well-being is increasingly threatened by the consequences of climate change. The European Union ...

Arizona Comes to Agreement With Major Dairy Farm to Cut Groundwater Pumping That Is Draining Wells Health Care Providers Are Dropping a Common Anesthesia Drug That’s Also a Climate Super Pollutant ...

A superb fairy-wren calls to a Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo. Brood parasites like cuckoos lay eggs in other birds' nests and leave them behind for the host birds to raise. David Ongley / Cornell Lab of ...

Scientists recently published new ideas about why Earth’s toughest, oldest continents persist. These continents, known as cratons, have been on earth for more than two billion years. Andrew Zuza, an ...