With monuments like the Acropolis just steps apart, Greece’s capital scored a perfect 20/20 in a global study.

It used to be thought that there were more volatiles than expected in lunar soil because they escaped Earth before it had a ...

Scientists have uncovered massive, dense rock structures deep beneath the western Pacific, challenging long-held theories about Earth's mantle. Advanced seismic imaging reveals these anomalies, which ...

Through the analyses of gases and fluids preserved within salt crystals, the team extended the direct record of Earth’s ...

A world in warming, under most circumstances, tipping toward deep cooling does seem counterintuitive; yet, Earth's geological ...

What is shelf life on a breath of air? Well, it just so happens that back in northern Ontario, it’s 1.4 billion years.

We are cavemen piloting a spaceship, driven by ancient fears in a world of technology. One resolution could change everything ...

This fossil discovery brought back memories from my childhood. Finding creatures that once lived in ancient oceans reminded ...

A drawing of an orange, cloud-covered planet against a black background During the Archean Eon, 4-2.5 billion years ago, Earth likely looked very different than it does today. Its hazy skies may have ...

More than a billion years ago, in a shallow basin across what is now northern Ontario, a subtropical lake much like ...

A molten lava world cloaked in a thick envelope of vaporized rock could be the strongest evidence we have yet of a rocky ...

Architects also praise rammed earth’s high thermal mass—insulative properties that regulate a building’s indoor temperature.