Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

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New research from Portland State University focused on identifying signs of life—biosignatures—in extreme environments here ...

Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.

Researchers have discovered cratonic thinning occurring beneath North America, driven by the remnants of the Farallon Plate.

While the ability to pull enough minerals from these sources to power the energy transition is still a long way off, ...

The finest ever map of the cosmic microwave background - the faint evidence of the universe's early form - has yielded ...

Saturn surpasses Jupiter with 128 newly discovered moons, becoming the planet with the most moons in our solar system.

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy.

This spending was broken down into approximately $2.7 billion for planetary science, $2.2 billion for Earth science, $1.5 billion for astrophysics, and $800 million for heliophysics. The proposed ...

Thousands of researchers and supporters of science protested in more than 30 cities across the United States and Europe today against actions taken by the administration of US President Donald ...

The Archean Eon (4–2.5 million years ago) is the second of Earth’s four major geologic eons, a time when the planet was mostly covered by oceans extending far deeper than those found today.