EARTH

Repeated shifts between wet and dry conditions boost the growth of salt crystals that destabilize the rock canvas Ancient rock...

A lot of plastic is impossible to recycle. Chemists are trying to change that. It feels good to recycle. When...

Researchers trace that uptick in temps to a drop in planet-cooling aerosol pollution. Since COVID-19 burst on the scene last...

  Rocks collected in Greenland may hold traces of an ancient magma ocean that bubbled over much of Earth's surface...

Earth might have more layers than scientists thought. New research finds that there may be a hidden layer inside the...

This is the condition in the atmosphere at a particular place and time. Weather (noun, “WEH-ther”) Weather refers to the...

One simple rule of thumb: Give more than you take. Soil didn’t always exist. It grew slowly over the millennia...

Tiny airborne particles, like those spewed by forest fires, can alter Earth’s temperature Wildfires have captured headlines around the globe...

The most recent six years were the warmest ever recorded The year 2020 capped off the warmest decade on record....

The same materials that protect people from COVID-19 are creating a global garbage crisis Tanveer Adyel began to notice the...

The study is a blueprint for capitalizing on this habitat’s capacity to store carbon In the world’s largest seagrass restoration...

A new study provides substantial evidence that the first fossil feather ever to be discovered does belong to the iconic...

The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper refuting earlier claims that feathers...

Discovery may indicate modern humans and Neanderthals lived in the area concurrently Modern humans arrived in the westernmost part of...