This week, see what makes loggerhead sea turtles “dance,” track a cosmic “ghost particle,” uncover an ancient basilica, and more.

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5°C of global warming, according to two major global studies which together suggest the ...

The surface of Earth's inner core appears to be dynamic, changing shape as it rotates, earthquake waves reveal.

The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size ...

On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many ...

Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have ...

Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...