Lithospheric dripping occurs when the underside of Earth's rocky crust is heated to a certain temperature. As the rock melts, ...

The University of Hawaii astronomer’s interest in habitable worlds began at a geothermal field in Iceland, where she and a ...

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.

Paleontologists in England discovered the existence of a new marine species that roamed the Earth before the dinosaurs and ...

It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, wrapped tightly around our planet. In fact, the atmosphere consists of multiple layers, with some scientists of the opinion that the atmosphere ...