Exactly when and how plate tectonics started, however, is a matter of debate. Now, in a study published March 19 in the ...

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Massive ocean discovered beneath the Earth's crust containing more water than on the surface ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth’s magnetic field behaved in a way that has long baffled scientists, showing wild and seemingly chaotic shifts unlike anything seen before or since. A new study ...

Olivine, the most common mineral in the upper 400 km (about 250 miles) of Earth’s interior, has long been studied for how it deforms. Scientists have identified two primary directions of dislocation ...

Scientists say they have uncovered new clues in Australia about when plate tectonics began on Earth, the only known planet to ...

High-energy particles called galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) bombard unprotected objects in space, often causing damage. Earth, ...

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Picture all of Earth’s oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. Now multiply that by nine. That may be the amount of hydrogen in Earth’s core, possibly making it ...

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Wednesday evening was the grand opening for a new exhibit at the History Museum at the Castle featuring a collection that ...