The Earth's interior is composed of four layers, three solid and one liquid—not magma but molten metal, nearly as hot as the surface of the sun. The deepest layer is a solid iron ball ...

Earth's crust today has a surprisingly similar composition to the planet's first outer shell, or "protocrust," new research ...

The extent of the Earth’s boundaries and the beginning of space revealed that no astronauts in the history of spaceflight had ...

This course addresses the fundamentals of the mechanics of geomaterials, with emphasis on the processes and phenomena that govern the equilibrium of the Earth’s surface. Specifically, the course ...

The land beneath the former Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is rising and will continue to do so for many decades. Now, scientists have an explanation that involves the sea drying up.

International Space Station cameras pointing at Earth have captured huge, mysterious writing etched onto the surface of the planet.

The sun may rise every morning, but the amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface can substantially vary over decades, ...

Around 80 per cent of major Earth surface assets globally will be monitored by active satellites by 2028, Gartner forecast on Monday. According to the Stamford-based research firm, Earth ...