A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains may hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick covered the entire planet.

Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet ...

Yet while it is now accepted the Earth was some 60°C (110°F) colder than today, questions have remained as to whether the ...

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental physical process in plasmas, through which the magnetic energy is converted into ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

How Life Began on Earth: Modeling Earth's Ancient Atmosphere Oct. 31, 2024 — This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first ...

MIT researchers analyzed precious samples from the asteroid Ryugu, delivered to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission. They looked for clues of an ancient magnetic field.

Actor Kelly Jenrette (All American: Homecoming, The Handmaid’s Tale) and producer/actor Lamar Richardson (Appropriate, Merrily We Roll Along) co-star in a Shona legend that proves how big ...

They argue it looks flat based on everyday experiences and question photos and evidence of a round Earth, often because they don't trust governments or scientists. Science has plenty of proof ...

Jack Draper beat Russia's Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-5 to win the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Sunday British number one Jack Draper cruised through to the second round of the Paris Masters with a ...

“We can’t get the details of how this is happening, but we can see evidence that it is happening.” Data from the first year of DESI’s five-year survey teases us with evidence that the density of dark ...

It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...