All of our civilization exists only a thin layer of Earth's surface, and our deepest mines barely scratch our planet. We ...

New study reveals that Earth's inner core is undergoing unexpected structural changes, challenging long-held assumptions ...

Yes! This traditional salt-baking technique creates a perfectly moist and tender fish, absorbing just the right amount of flavor.

Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have questions, though.

Earth’s core is pretty dynamic. Its spin speeds up and slows down based on how its two primary layers are behaving. As we improve the waveform techniques used to study the deepest layer ...

Earth’s innermost layer is a hot, solid ball of metal surrounded by a liquid metal outer core. For decades, planetary scientists suspected that the solid inner core deformed over time as it spun.

Bethesda's partnership with the band Imagine Dragons adds another layer with a forthcoming real-world space launch, as the ...

The 16th season of "High School Quiz Show," GBH’s Emmy award-winning TV academic tournament for Massachusetts high schools, ...

There's a lot more to Earth than meets the eye. Far from being just a roundish rock barreling through space, our planet is composed of several layers held together by intense forces of gravity.

A giant patch of black, fossilized lava that was spewed across the Sahara desert over millions of years looks like an eerie, gold-speckled shadow in this stunning composite of three years' worth ...

The whole world used to be joined in one supercontinent called Pangaea. The Earth's hard outer layer (where we live) is called the crust. It is made up of large slabs called tectonic plates.