Today, the upheavals of plate tectonics continually reshape Earth. When this began is much disputed - and we can’t fully understand how life began to thrive on our planet until we figure it out ...

On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...

At the very beginning of its history, Earth was dry. How did it become a blue planet? A new theory could provide an answer.

An update of the convection code ASPECT enables full coupling of plume dynamics with buoyancy effects of transition zone ...

Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world—they are its architects. A new study led by Professor Gemma Harvey from ...

A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking the space rock to ...

This is not a drill. There is a chance - albeit a small one - that an asteroid could hit planet Earth within the next decade. The 2024 YR4 asteroid set off automated asteroid warning systems after ...

The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Its impact probability will be refined as more data is collected. NASA said that the possibility of the asteroid impacting ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with ...