James Webb Space Telescope observations show interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a 50-65 foot irradiated crust formed by billions of years of cosmic ray exposure. Research posted to arXiv indicates the co ...

For billions of years, Earth’s continents have stood firm, forming the foundation for mountains, rivers, and life itself. But ...

The Grand Canyon is a gigantic geological library, with rocky layers that tell much of the story of Earth’s history.

Extreme heat forged Earth’s continents billions of years ago, creating the stable foundation that made life possible.

Scientists have recently unearthed a significant discovery, revealing unexpected movements occurring deep within the Earth’s ...

As best the origins of Earth are understood, we're all just a bunch of stardust, and new observations from the JWST lend credence to that theory.

At the heart of some of the oldest rocks in the Earth's crust, an international team has identified a chemical signature ...

What is the chemical composition of the Earth’s interior? Because it is impossible to drill more than about ten kilometres deep into the Earth, volcanic rocks formed by melting Earth’s deep interior ...

With unprecedented clarity, scientists have directly observed a subduction zone—the collision point where one tectonic plate dives beneath another—actively breaking apart. The discovery, reported in ...

New study reveals Earth’s crust collapse in action, offering rare insight into how tectonic plates fracture and reshape the planet.