Scientists break down the reasons why days are getting shorter—and the mystery they're still trying to solve about Earth's ...

Earth Science Ancient Rocks in Canada Are Almost as Old as the Earth Itself Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.

In collaboration with a Japanese university, NASA researchers used supercomputers to predict when life will no longer be possible on Earth.

How do scientists explore Earth's hidden interior — its crust, mantle, and core? The answer lies in earthquake waves. Like X-rays, these seismic waves travel through and reflect off internal ...

University of Maryland scientists uncovered evidence of an ancient seafloor that sank deep into Earth during the age of dinosaurs, challenging existing theories about Earth's interior structure ...

"Earth's surface environment and climate have a vital influence on the deep Earth," said geologist Wan Bo.

Can energy harnessed from Earth’s interior help power the world? In Italy, geothermal power plants are creating electricity and heating homes. But this strategy faces challenges to becoming a ...

The flat Earth conspiracy ignores the problems with its own claims and tries to open a debate that's been settled for more than 2,000 years.

Seismologists have recognized since the 1970s that two mysterious continent-sized blobs reside in the deepest part of Earth's mantle, one under Africa and the other under the South Pacific region.

Can what we learn about the metal asteroid Psyche with NASA's upcoming mission of the same name be extrapolated to solve some of the mysteries about the Earth's core?

This theory suggests that the characteristics of tne earth's interior can be described on the basis of variations in condition rather than composition.

The extreme temperatures of the Earth’s interior – around 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit (5,537 Celsius) at the core – and the accompanying crushing pressure, which is millions of times more than ...