A new geological model revolutionizes a century of theories: a rigid wedge of mantle keeps the Himalayas standing.

Drilling through ancient glaciers in the Allan Hills region of southeastern Antarctica, researchers from the Center for ...

Scientists have reported that the Earth’s ozone layer is healing faster than expected and could be fully restored by 2066.

It’s often assumed that Earth is somehow separate from the rest of the universe. Yet changes in environments across the solar ...

If current trends hold, the ozone hole could shrink back to its size in the 1980s, according to the World Meteorological ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on Earth in East Antarctica, dating back six million years.

As private companies race to make spaceflight routine, Earth’s upper atmosphere has become an unintended testing ground. Each ...

In some parts of Earth's interior, seismic waves travel at different speeds depending on the direction in which they are ...

Every year, we shoot several thousand satellites and other objects out into space. When satellites die, they become space ...

The Universe still holds many surprises, as demonstrated by this exceptional observation of a dying star devouring the ...

Your every breath serves as a reminder that the atmosphere of Earth is silently carrying out its function. Since air is ...