A newly discovered doughnut shape in Earth's outer core may reveal elements that help drive the formation of the planet's ...

Down To Earth Community Lab: Join your fellow space explorers to ask questions, share out-of-this-world ideas, and forge new ...

Lavas from hotspots - -whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland -- likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic hotspots.

Earth may have had a giant ring of space rocks surrounding it, similar to those around Saturn, which could have led to ...

These climate-change-fighting ideas sound outlandish. Even if they did work, critics worry they could backfire spectacularly.

Here, we explore if the various types of geoengineering under consideration are too much of a risk to contemplate.

Scottish Funding Council and Heriot-Watt, the Lyell Centre builds on interdisciplinary expertise to encourage an outstanding ...

A researcher from the University of Southampton (UK) has found evidence that the treeless, rugged, grassland landscape of the ...

According to Goodreads, this is the definitive ranking of every Liu Cixin book, from The Three-Body Problem to Death's End.

To survive on other planets, water is, of course, critical. We need it to drink, sustain crops and even create rocket fuel.

The startup made a big splash, then ran aground this summer. Its story has a lot to teach us about trying to geoengineer our ...

Each zodiac sign's tarot horoscope for the week of September 23 - 29, 2024 reveals sweet wonders are in store. For the ...