A subduction zone breaking apart was caught in real time, showing how Earth’s tectonic plates die, detach, and reshape the ...

With unprecedented clarity, scientists have directly observed a subduction zone—the collision point where one tectonic plate ...

Earth's climate has fluctuated between cold and warm periods for millions of years. During the so-called "lukewarm ...

A continent the size of Greenland has been found buried deep beneath Southern Europe, reshaping how scientists understand the ...

Explore Earth's highest and lowest points—from Mount Everest and the Dead Sea to Challenger Deep. Discover how these extremes ...

The 4-Billion-Year Journey of Earth’s Most Precious Metal The Cosmic Birth of Gold Gold — one of humanity’s oldest obsessions — is far more than a shining metal. Its story begins not on Earth, but in ...

NASA researchers have found new evidence that Saturn's ice moon Enceladus could possess the proper conditions to harbor life. The research, using data collected by previous space missions, suggests ...

New research suggests that the interior of the Moon’s far side may be colder than the side constantly facing Earth, adding ...

October 2025/Kiel. The Southern Ocean around Antarctica plays a decisive role in the global carbon cycle – and thus in the climate system. This is supported by a new study involving the GEOMAR ...

It is now thought that the source of this anomaly was a phase transition in which one mineral’s structure was altered.

Geothermal energy generally involves drilling holes deep into the Earth's crust, pumping water into the holes, and allowing ...