A new study suggests rare earth elements form in magma above ancient subduction zones, as that magma reacts with substances ...

Exactly when and how plate tectonics started, however, is a matter of debate. Now, in a study published March 19 in the journal Science, rock samples from Western Australia hint that the Earth’s crust ...

Ice cores, tree rings, and satellite data converge on a striking truth: Earth’s rapid changes today are unlike anything seen in human history. When most people hear the term Earth science, they think ...

A team of researchers have been studying how deep inside the Earth, underground earthquakes are reshaping the very planet we ...

A new analysis of meteorite isotopes challenges long-held ideas about Earth’s origins, suggesting our planet may have formed ...

Artemis II’s journey around the moon, scheduled to conclude on Friday, has delivered stunning new images of our home world ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth’s magnetic field behaved in a way that has long baffled scientists, showing wild and ...

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Our breakdown of 7 hidden science lessons in the stunning photo taken by an astronaut on the Artemis II mission.