In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

Like straight out of Julio Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth, scientists from Northwestern University and the ...

Scientists using a submersible robot discovered patterns under the Antarctic ice that have never been seen before by humans.

The losses in soil moisture already pose issues for farming, irrigation systems and critical water resources for humans. But ...

A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...

Experts analyzed satellite imagery of planetary surface cracks and compared them with Earth's geologic features, searching ...

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

Scientists now know how to drill deep enough to tap into an energy supply that would power the world for more than 20 million years if we capture just 0.1 percent of it.

"That makes sense, since heat and water mostly affect the upper layers of the Earth's crust," said Junqueira Saldanha. The findings suggest the transfer of solar heat to the surface of the Earth ...

Seismologists know a lot about the mechanics of earthquakes and why they occur. What’s more difficult to determine, however, is how to predict future earthquakes. And while associating ...

Individual storms can cause tens of millions in damage to installations, demonstrating the vulnerability of critical ...

Elon Musk's satellite internet company has been a game-changer for rural internet, but there could be dire consequences for ...