Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

The shortest day on record may be approaching as Earth spins faster than ever. Learn what’s behind the shift and how this ...

The rotations of the Earth have increased in speed since 2020, and as it spins faster than ever, the shortest day recorded ...

The cause of this acceleration is not explained," Leonid Zotov, expert on Earth rotation, explained. "Ocean and atmospheric models don’t explain this huge acceleration." ...

Our planet is going to spin a little faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, thanks to the moon’s distance from the equator.

For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led study reveals a striking ...

At this year's Living Planet Symposium, attendees heard how ESA's Next Generation Gravity Mission could provide the first ...

"If the effect is real and scaling behaves the way our equations say, then the possibility becomes real," Chyba told Newsweek.