Scientists have identified two massive thermochemical formations at Earth's core-mantle boundary that refine understanding of ...

Surface-bound gels may have offered the structure and chemistry needed for life to take hold on Earth—and possibly elsewhere.

Morocco has reported most finds in the last 20 years, and about half of all scientific publications involving meteorites are ...

Earth and planetary sciences professor Andrew Fisher will lead hydrogeology simulations to study how water, heat, and ...

Stunning concentric rings in Libya's Sahara Desert, Jabal Arkanū, were formed by ancient volcanic activity and millions of ...

Earth’s climate has swung between hot and cold periods over its long history. These shifts reflect how carbon dioxide enters and leaves the atmosphere – since more carbon in the air means higher ...

Early this year, a surprise space rock made headlines around the globe when the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

Deep in the Libyan Sahara lies Jabal Arkanū, a massive, near-perfect set of stone rings once mistaken for a meteorite impact site. New space imagery and geological research now reveal the incredible ...

When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals. But reefs have also shaped the planet in deeper ways.Authors ...

When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals. But reefs have also shaped the planet ...

A 2023 astronaut photo shows three dark hills, or mesas, towering above part of the Sahara desert in southern Mauritania. The ...

A new study reveals how shifting ice shells on icy moons can cause dramatic pressure changes, sometimes enough to boil their hidden oceans. The outer planets of our Solar System are accompanied by ...