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

Sedimentary rocks have unveiled a fascinating chapter in Earth’s geological history, revealing ancient ocean floor cooling.

For those expecting a trajectory of easing tensions between the United States and China, leading to some kind of a grand ...

The Earth's magnetic field has been getting weaker over the past few centuries. This weakening can be seen in data gathered ...

Continental shelf seas—the shallow waters surrounding our coasts that provide most of the world's seafood—are absorbing more ...

For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic ...

Extinction rates are not spiraling upward as many believe, according to a large-scale study analyzing 500 years of data.

Alien: Earth suggests a future where consciousness isn't confined to the body you're born in, but is this a realistic possibility, or merely science fiction? We spoke to experts to find out. Much like ...

She grew frustrated at this, so she called a team of epidemiologists from Virginia Tech (her alma mater) to find the source ...

For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems and civilizations. But the secret to their stability has mystified ...

The eruption that split an island and changed Earth's future was a massive volcanic blast that literally tore an island apart. This eruption, like the famous Krakatoa eruption in 1883, was so powerful ...