For the first time, scientists have watched a subduction zone literally fall apart beneath the ocean floor. Using advanced ...

Scientists uncovered a deep reservoir of freshwater coming in from beneath the saline playa. No divine sign, just science.

A groundbreaking study in Science Advances reveals that Earth's tectonic plates are breaking apart under the Cascadia ...

Mount Etna's strange lava has long perplexed scientists, but new research reveals that the volcano formed in a bizarre way — ...

Earth’s story may have hardened into place almost as soon as the Solar System began. That is the striking claim in new ...

We tend to think of Earth as familiar and predictable. Same sky, same ground, same oceans. But once you start digging into ...

NASA’s “Your Name in Landsat” tool allows users to type in their name and generate a visual spelling made entirely from real ...

NASA is preparing to launch a mission designed to provide a unique, inside-out view of the ring current. Called STORIE (Storm ...

How much do you know about our planet? Here are the amazing, odd and downright cool Earth facts scientists learned in the ...

Today is Earth Day, a time to think about how to protect the planet that all of us share. Each year on April 22, Earth Day ...