The uplift of East Africa during the Miocene epoch dramatically transformed the region's climate and ecosystems, promoting ...
Five of Earth’s vital systems are close to a point of irreversible change, warns a new report released by a global network of ...
A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth ...
Earth’s turbulent atmosphere makes it hard to detect new planets from the ground. Astronomer Rebecca Jensen-Clem is working ...
Geophysicists have modeled how Earth’s magnetic field could form even when its core was fully liquid. By removing the effects ...
Twin satellites are part of this GRACE mission. This orbited Earth in tandem to identify subtle gravity changes. As a result ...
When Earth is opposite Mars from the sun, it will appear full because you’re looking directly on the daylit side. But mitigating this is its far greater distance, plus the fact that Earth appears much ...
A new study used mathematical formulas and demonstrated that it’s highly unlikely life began on Earth. Instead, the researcher points to panspermia, a theory that life or the ingredients for life came ...
Boston College Professor Hanqin Tian will receive the Bert Bolin Award and Lecture from the American Geophysical Union (AGU), recognizing his groundbreaking research and leadership in global ...
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has selected Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Christopher Glein to present the Carl Sagan Lecture at its Fall meeting. He will present “Seafaring in Space: A ...
Humans are gambling on the very stability of Earth's life support systems, scientists said Wednesday, warning that ocean acidity was yet another key planetary threshold to be breached. A team of ...