Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...

A groundbreaking study by the University of Göttingen in Germany, published in the journal Nature, suggests that Earth's core is leaking gold and other precious metals into the layers above.

The depths of the Earth still hold many surprises. A team of scientists has discovered that objects move horizontally in the Earth's mantle, nearly 1,864 miles (3,000 km) beneath our feet.

Deep beneath our feet, around 2,700 kilometers below Earth’s surface, lies a region that has puzzled scientists for over five ...

Abundant fossil bones, teeth, trackways, and other hard evidence have revealed that Earth was the domain of the dinosaurs for at least 230 million years. But so far, not a single trace of dinosaur ...

Geologists say the origins of the city can be traced back to the lava and ash left behind after a supervolcano erupted 140 years ago in the area.

Thick clay deposits on Mars hint at long-lived lakes that may have sheltered early life - and preserved clues beneath layers of ancient mud. Subscribe. news. videos. images. earthpedia. take action.

According to new research, the active volcano that sits west of Naples has a "tuff" layer about two miles beneath the surface that traps volcanic gases deep below the caldera's floor.

Physicists detect nuclear decay in the recoil of a levitating sphere. In the work that won the Physics World award last year, the team used samples of radon-220, which decays first into polonium-216 ...

Abstract: Under the action of an earthquake, the rammed earth structure will produce shear failure due to insufficient shear strength. This damage is more serious at the weak interface of each rammed ...

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The Montreal Protocol The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is the landmark multilateral environmental agreement that regulates the production and consumption of nearly 100 ...