Remnants of a liquid layer of magma near Earth's core, formed in the first few hundred million years of the planet's history, ...

Imagine waking up one morning to a world where compasses point south instead of north, where auroras shimmer across the ...

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New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...

Earth’s rocky layers are mysteriously low in nitrogen compared with carbon and argon. A scientific team explored our planet’s ...

Scientists have long thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in continents.

Together with collaborators across six universities, he created mathematical models simulating early Earth conditions when our planet’s core was forming and an ocean of molten rock covered the ...

Earth is the only known planet which has plate tectonics today. The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the planet's magma creates continents - and may have even helped create life.

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Scientists Find Evidence That Overturns Theories of the Origin of Water on Earth Apr. 16, 2025 — Researchers have helped overturn the popular theory that water on Earth originated from asteroids ...

According to a recent study, the Earth's inner core, that is a solid ball of iron and nickel, is slowing down in relation to the planet's surface. The same was confirmed by USC scientists ...