A layer only a few to a few dozen kilometers thick may be draped across the boundary between Earth’s core and mantle, and ...

Far below your feet, nearly 1,800 miles beneath oceans and continents, Earth carries two massive scars from its violent youth. They are so large they rival continents in size, yet no human will ever ...

Deep within Earth’s core, scientists are uncovering signs of a hidden structure that challenges long-standing models of the planet’s interior.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth surrounded by a red haze preresenting plasma A strange phenomenon thought to only exist near the Sun has been detected in ...

Scientists have discovered a Jurassic tectonic plate boundary that could help to predict what the planet might look like ...

Recent scientific discoveries have unearthed evidence of a cataclysmically destroyed planet, fragments of which contributed to the formation of Earth. These remnants, believed to be slivers of ...

The inside of giant planets can reach pressures more than one million times the Earth's atmosphere. As a result of that intense pressure, materials can adopt unexpected structures and properties.