What they found was that the notion of a new core layer was the best way to match the data with a model. “Traditionally we’ve been taught the Earth has four main layers: the crust, the mantle ...

A new AI model from the University of Bern predicts planetary systems likely to host Earth-like planets. It could boost the ...

The beginnings of a strange layer of molten rock deep inside the Earth may have finally been ... thick and thin in certain ...

The Earth is made up of different layers: Therefore, instead of tectonic plates moving because of the convection currents, evidence suggests it is the plates that drive the convection. Slab pull ...

Imagine if Earth's history had a mystery novel, and one of its biggest unsolved puzzles was: Where did all the nitrogen go?

Scientists have always been curious about the atmosphere surrounding us, but in the past, they could not just hop on a spaceship to see what was up there. Instead, scientists hiked up high ...

Atmospheric physicists Paul Newman and Luke Oman built a simulation of the Earth’s atmosphere and then proceeded to strip away our protective ozone layer. Their computer model reproduced the chemistry ...

Many parts of Earth are covered and protected by a layer of organisms called a biocrust. The layer acts as a skin for the Earth, protecting landscapes and reducing long-term damage. But climate ...

A recent study challenges previous geological assumptions, revealing that Earth's initial protocrust closely resembled the ...