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.

Last day of the dinosaurs' reign captured in stunning detail. Rocks from deep inside the Chicxulub impact crater show what happened in the minutes to hours after one of our planet’s most ...

They're in the headlines every week—critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and the rare earth elements ...

How do we determine how healthy our food is? We know now that our nutrition shouldn't just be measured in calories, or even ...

What can Earth-sized exoplanets teach scientists about the formation and evolution of exoplanets throughout the cosmos? This is what a study recently posted to the arXiv preprint server hopes to ...

"Each new detection brings us closer to understanding the origins of complex organic chemistry in the universe — and perhaps, the origins of the building blocks of life themselves." ...