NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about how the early Earth may have acquired some elements necessary ...

By studying life deep inside a former gold mine, a Northwestern University-led team of scientists has uncovered evidence that ...

Earth's Moon, a constant companion for billions of years, profoundly shapes our planet. It drives ocean tides, stabilizes ...

New research suggests Earth’s first complex life stayed close to the seafloor and depended on oxygen to survive.

The desert floor in Ethiopia looks fixed and ancient, but it is moving. Across the Afar region and down the East African Rift ...

New research suggests Earth’s climate can swing wildly on surprisingly short timescales — even during hot, ice-free ...

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and life sciences (including physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, soil science, geology, and geography) to the ...

Alexander Kefalopoulos, a junior student from Canyon Crest Academy, has been selected for the prestigious NASA STEM ...

Eighteen undergraduate students and a few postdoctoral candidates presented their research to 100 attendees at the Buffalo ...

Earth's current largest ocean, the Pacific, blankets more than 30% of the planet's surface, stretching 12,000 miles (19,000 kilometers) at its widest point, between Colombia and the Malay Peninsula, ...