Isotopes are varieties of the same element that differ ... would explain the similarity in the composition of the Earth and the Moon." The data obtained also provide an insight into the history ...

The story of Earth’s atmospheric oxygenation is one of transformation, shaped by both biological and planetary forces. While scientists have long debated the causes behind the stepwise rise of oxygen, ...

How did Earth transform from a hostile, acidic ocean world to one that nurtured life? Scientists at Yale and in Singapore ...

A new study highlights how life possibly evolved prior to and during the rise of Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere.

Seismic waves are shock waves that propagate through Earth's layers after an earthquake or explosive event, traveling at different speeds ... of the composition and physical properties of the ...

A recent study investigates how polyester microdroplets, potential precursors to modern cells, could form under realistic early Earth conditions. Researchers pushed these conditions to the limits, ...

"The material composing the contacting plates will not matter," Fineberg told Live Science. "The same physical process will ... That's what makes the earth shake. "The question is how does nature ...

Scientists who just months ago confirmed that Earth ... science fiction to visualize what’s happening on the surface of the inner core,” Vidale said. “It’s a place that’s so different ...

A South Carolina ghost story could have a very earthly explanation.

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the prebiotic processes that may have led to life. By exposing organic molecules to ...

A new study reveals that the Earth's inner core is undergoing a structural transformation. A new study by USC scientists, ...