Researchers uncover how Mars affects Earth’s orbit, offering new insight into the planetary forces behind ice ages.

Researchers have confirmed that a rare geological process called lithospheric dripping is pulling pieces of the Earth’s lower ...

Although 2025 did not set a new global temperature record, it still delivered clear signs of a warming planet.

An international team's seafloor study revealed one reason why the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami were so devastating. The ...

Particles from Earth’s atmosphere have been carried into space by solar wind and landing on the moon for billions of years, mixing into the lunar soil, according to a new study.

Stand on solid ground and it feels obvious that “down” points toward the center of the planet and “up” leads to the sky. Yet ...

Scientists used satellite data to confirm that Earth's crust is "dripping" into the mantle beneath Turkey's Central Anatolian ...

Rocks, boulders, bluffs and crags abound during a hike along the 1.5-mile Shaddox Hollow Trail at Hobbs State ...

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the ...

Today, science can narrow down potential oil reserves with surprising accuracy — especially when it comes to shale oil, found ...

New climate modeling suggests that small lakes on ancient Mars could have stayed liquid for decades, even in a generally cold environment. Small lakes on early Mars may have stayed in liquid form for ...

If scientists are able to inspect it in person, and they find that Mars was indeed once alive with microbes, we would know ...