For billions of years, Earth’s continents have stood firm, forming the foundation for mountains, rivers, and life itself. But ...

A notorious weak spot in Earth’s magnetic shield is growing larger and weaker. This is the conclusion of a new analysis of ...

Seismic data from marsquakes provide insight into the Red Planet's interior. NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems Earthquakes can occur when our planet’s tectonic plates grind past each other. Mars ...

New research reveals that Earth’s continents owe their stability to searing heat deep in the planet’s crust. At more than ...

A subduction zone near Cascadia is unraveling piece by piece. The process offers a rare glimpse into how tectonic plates die ...

When the balance in reflectivity shifts, “the whole circulation of the climate will shift in order to transport energy from ...

Scientists have discovered that Earth’s magnetosphere is charged opposite to what was once believed. The area of space influenced by Earth’s magnetic field is called the magnetosphere. Within this ...

A first thought when describing a rock formation likely isn't a mille-feuille, but there are actually certain types composed of many thin layers that bring the flaky pastry to mind. Not only that—but ...

In some parts of Earth's interior, seismic waves travel at different speeds depending on the direction in which they are ...

S omething may be stirring in the world’s largest oceanic current. New research suggests that this vast conveyor belt of cold ...

Phobias, traumas and intense, dissociative self-reflection emerge from a fashion designer's impulsive suicide attempt in Milagros Mumenthaler's alternately alluring and alienating psychodrama. Nothing ...