Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ...

Researchers have discovered that chemical reactions in underwater hydrothermal vents could have produced the necessary ...

From the summit of Mount Everest to the depths of the Mariana Trench, Earth’s surface reveals dramatic extremes. This video explains the geological forces that shaped these features and shows how ...

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

About 700 million years ago, Earth was entombed in a veneer of ice hundreds of feet thick—a frozen state scientists refer to ...

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

Discover how rocks, minerals & the rock cycle change your world. Join the Science Trek team to explore rocks and minerals! Discover how the Earth formed, the three types of rocks, the rock cycle, and ...

The origin of life from Earth's primordial chemistry has long fascinated and perplexed us. Generations of scientists have endeavored to understand how complex biochemistry developed from organic ...

The Ediacara Biota are some of the strangest fossils ever found—soft-bodied organisms preserved in remarkable detail where ...

These cartoons about the beach can get your kids excited about the beach and teach them valuable life lessons at the same ...

Location, location, location: Greenland's position above the Arctic Circle makes the world's largest island a key part of security strategy. But for whom? Increasing international tensions, global ...