The world map we see today has grown through the efforts of many explorers who have charted new boundaries, continually ...

The region was considered to be Earth's eighth continent before the majority of it got lost under the sea. Over 300 years ...

Traditionally, eclipse maps have been constructed from the assumption that the Moon is a perfect sphere and that all ...

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...

In a discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's ancient history, researchers have found evidence suggesting that ...

Discover more about Point Nemo, the place furthest from land on the entire planet. What exactly lives there and can it be explored?

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A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth’s ...

A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today -- but ...

Climate-Change-Triggered 2023 Mega-Landslide Caused Earth to Vibrate for Nine Days Sep. 12, 2024 — A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a 200 meter (650 foot) mega-tsunami that ...

Postdoctoral scholars across the United States are gearing up to celebrate the 15th annual National Postdoc Appreciation Week ...

Earth and environmental sciences cover all aspects of Earth and planetary sciences, and broadly encompasses solid Earth processes, surface and atmospheric dynamics, Earth system history, climate ...