The Earth's crust is doing something pretty intense—it’s slowly breaking apart! Scientists say tectonic plates, those massive puzzle pieces that make up our planet’s surface, are shifting and cracking ...

More than a decade of satellite monitoring has mapped Earth’s magnetic field as it subtly altered between 2014 and 2025 — and ...

The South Atlantic Anomaly, a huge weak spot in the geomagnetic field off South America, has expanded and sprouted a lobe in ...

New crust forms at midocean ridges ... such as the James Webb Space Telescope may lead to better hints of exoplanet geology ...

New satellite data show Earth’s magnetic field changing fast, with a growing weak spot over the South Atlantic.

A first thought when describing a rock formation likely isn't a mille-feuille, but there are actually certain types composed of many thin layers that bring the flaky pastry to mind. Not only that—but ...

Experiments show amino acids can cling to interstellar dust, survive heating, and reach planets - supporting a cosmic origin ...

Geothermal energy is making a comeback as engineers unlock deep-earth heat with new drilling and closed-loop technologies.

Rare earths are minerals used to make magnets crucial to the auto, electronic and defence industries, as well as in renewable ...

Beijing’s new export rules target minerals essential to global electronics, defense and clean energy — and could test Asia’s ...

Solving a lunar mystery? Scientist at the University of Arizona is the lead author on research proposing a new theory for the ...