A new international study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals that the boundaries between geological epochs and periods, even though randomly distributed, follow a hidden, ...

Rocks, rain and carbon dioxide help control Earth's climate over thousands of years -- like a thermostat -- through a process called weathering. A new study may improve our understanding of how this ...

Earth's core isn't exactly aligned with its mantle, which results in a cyclical wobble, new research finds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

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New research suggests that Earth’s orbital variations—the slow changes in its tilt, axial precession, and shape of its orbit—may influence the timing of massive volcanic eruptions, reshaping our ...

According to a new study by NASA, Earth is running out of oxygen, and they even know when it will occur. The study was led by Kazumi Ozaki from Toho University and Christopher Reinhard from Georgia ...

UMass Lowell's Department of Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS) provides a comprehensive understanding of current environmental challenges and the need for sustainable solutions. It ...

The origin of life on Earth is still enigmatic, but we are slowly unraveling the steps involved and the necessary ingredients. Scientists believe life arose in a primordial soup of organic chemicals ...

What did Earth look like 3.2 billion years ago? New evidence suggests the planet was covered by a vast ocean and had no continents at all. Continents appeared later, as plate tectonics thrust enormous ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 3 (UPI) --A new study suggests our knowledge of Earth's biodiversity is extremely limited. According to the numbers recently crunched by scientists at Indiana University, 99.999 ...

Dogs use the Earth’s magnetic field when they’re relieving themselves. Not only that, but canines choose to do so in a north-south axis, a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology says.

Addressing one of the most profoundly unanswered questions in biology, a team has discovered the structures of proteins that may be responsible for the origins of life in the primordial soup of ...