Scientists found that carbon enabled Earth’s core to solidify. Without it, the inner core may not exist. A team of scientists ...

Their findings could shed more light on the layers that make up the Earth and how they are interconnected, coauthor and ...

As they whirl around in low-Earth orbit, satellite configurations are far more sensitive to changes in Earth's gravity field ...

It is now thought that the source of this anomaly was a phase transition in which one mineral’s structure was altered.

Scientists detect a solid inner core on Mars for the first time, revealing a new chapter in planetary evolution.

You probably learned in high school chemistry class that core electrons don't participate in chemical bonding.

Give your most important tool some flair. As the name suggests, pickaxe visual effects add some extra flair to your pickaxe by adding an effect that surrounds the tool. Whether that’s a star effect, ...

Research suggests some metals’ semicore electrons may be more active on Earth’s surface than previously thought.

A dramatic shift in Earth’s magnetic field occurred roughly 41,000 years ago during what scientists now call the Laschamps ...

A subduction zone breaking apart was caught in real time, showing how Earth’s tectonic plates die, detach, and reshape the ...

A large proportion of the carbon dioxide emissions that are currently being released into the atmosphere by human activities ...

Two recent studies used seismic data from NASA's retired InSight mission to shed light on what lies beneath Mars’ surface and ...