Is Greenland a land of rare earth riches? The Indicator tells the story of an Australian geologist who learned the great cost ...

Earth’s atmosphere is slowly leaking into space, and new research shows some of it reaches the Moon, where it may be ...

A bullet-speed experiment reveals that the Earth's inner core may be softer and more dynamic than previously thought.

That’s exactly what awaits at Makoshika State Park in Glendive, Montana – a geological masterpiece that somehow remains one of the state’s best-kept secrets. Montana’s largest state park is hosting an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now, a new study seeking to explain anomalous data suggests Earth's core may be layered like an onion. Scientists in Germany ...

In an abandoned copra plantation on Astove, a tiny atoll in Seychelles, I find giant tortoises. Beneath the palm trees they look like the helmets of a hiding army platoon. The land, the domain too of ...

thermal characteristics (temperature changes), chemical composition, movement, and density. Each of the layers are bounded by "pauses" where the greatest changes in thermal characteristics, chemical ...

Recent research has revealed a surprising discovery about Earth’s magnetosphere that challenges long-standing theories, potentially reshaping our understanding of how this protective shield functions ...

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Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

Shares of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. jumped the most since June after third-quarter earnings beat analysts’ estimates, with the steelmaker also unveiling plans to search for rare earth metals and entering ...

Rising from the heart of Utah’s desert, Arches National Park presents a landscape sculpted by time itself. Towering red rock formations and natural stone arches stretch across the horizon, each one a ...