New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...

These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts ...

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet," study lead Miki Nakajima, an associate professor in the ...

The Ediacara Biota are some of the strangest fossils ever found—soft-bodied organisms preserved in remarkable detail where ...

For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a ...

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Is Greenland a land of rare earth riches? The Indicator tells the story of an Australian geologist who learned the great cost ...

The object dubbed Earth's "second moon" is actually a quasi-satellite that's accompanied the planet since 1957 — not a true ...

More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas ...

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History investigated old specimens that had been at the museum for decades and ...

Marvel's greatest heroes have saved the Earth many times over the years, but many groups have also failed to protect the planet.

Scientists say they have found geochemical traces of Earth’s ancient self hidden far below our feet, suggesting that parts of the planet that existed before the Moon-forming collision 4.5 billion ...