THE Moon’s “skin” is cracking as Earth’s lunar pal SHRINKS, scientists say. Rather than being a dead rock whizzing around Earth, our neighbouring moon is still active – ...

Dark matter is so pervasive throughout galaxies that its presence explains the stability and motion of stars in systems such as the Milky Way. For example, current models indicate that our galaxy is ...

Arizona hides a massive cave with its own sandy beach, and February brings cooler air and the perfect conditions to explore this unforgettable natural wonder.

The mechanisms underlying two important phenomena in the Archean—the emergence of continental crust and the presence of an exceptionally strong geomagnetic field—remain poorly understood. Notably, ...

Located near the town of Judith Gap in central Montana, the Bergstrom site was used to hunt and kill bison for at least 700 ...

Geologists from St. Petersburg State University, as part of an international scientific team, have analyzed rock data from ...

Petroglyphs on sandstone at a national park in Chad bear witness to wildlife that once roamed the area before the continent’s ...

The ground beneath northern South America holds memories far older than any city or road. Locked inside ancient volcanic ...

Forte and colleagues now believe Antarctica’s gravity hole was weaker before eventually intensifying around 30 to 50 million years ago. This corresponds to large-scale changes in the continent’s ...

Fossilized skin impressions uncovered in central Germany are now regarded as the oldest known evidence of reptile skin.

In 2025, Myanmar experienced a fault break that stretched 311 miles in seconds, forcing geologists to rethink key seismic ...

NASA says Earth is about halfway through its lifespan. Scientists explain how solar changes could affect habitability, oceans, and the planet’s future over billions of years ...