A groundbreaking study published in Nature Geoscience has revealed a previously unknown topography beneath the East Antarctic ...

In a dramatic new discovery, scientists have identified over 15,000 kilometers of ancient riverbeds on Mars, revealing that ...

East Antarctica is the largest ice sheet on Earth. Alone, it holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by a ...

Ancient hunter-gatherers built monumental mounds at Kaillachuro in Peru without kings, rewriting history of "monumental ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light ...

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

Key Takeaways on Earth's Inner Core Earth's inner core is solid and blistering hot. For decades, scientists have known ...

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.

Biomass satellite is already showing us Earth in a whole new light. On June 23 the ESA released the mission’s first images, which showcase its unique capability to peer through dense vegetation to ...

Somewhere between Google Earth glitches and ancient prophecy, a new kind of internet mystery has taken hold. It doesn’t come ...

Unveiling Earth's Ancient Secrets: Canada's Oldest Rocks Rediscovered Scientists have identified what may be the world's oldest rocks in Canada's Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt, estimated to be 4.16 ...