Earth's inner core is filled with a rare material known as 'extreme hydrogen', a study has claimed.

Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods and warm "greenhouse" states. Scientists have long linked these climate ...

The sun may rise every morning, but the amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface can substantially vary over decades, according to a perspective article led by an international research team. The ...

In 2029, asteroid Apophis is set to make a close approach to Earth, presenting scientists with an exceptional chance for ...

In the tantalizing quest to find extraterrestrial life beyond our own solar system, or at least beyond Earth, we often forget the myriad ways in which life has evolved within our own planet’s deep ...

A hidden process deep beneath Earth’s surface may have played a powerful role in some of the most dramatic climate swings in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Over 70 percent of the world’s diamonds are mined from kimberlite ...

Earth’s Ediacaran Period, roughly 630 to 540 million years ago, has always been something of a magnetic minefield for scientists. During earlier and later time periods, tectonic plates kept a steady ...