Tandon said that he was “overwhelmed with emotion,” remembering how Indian geologists often saw their contributions diminished when foreign teams took over key geological terrains ...

Today, science can narrow down potential oil reserves with surprising accuracy — especially when it comes to shale oil, found ...

Mars today is a frozen, dusty desert. But if you look deep inside Valles Marineris, the largest canyon system on Mars and in ...

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

Beneath our feet, the Earth's continents are undergoing a dramatic transformation, as layers peel away, hinting at the potential for colossal earthquakes. This geological phenomenon raises alarming ...

Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists ...

Seismic waves passing through Earth's inner core have revealed much about our planet's iron center: how it's changing shape, reversing its spin, is weirdly textured, and contains an unusual state of ...

NASA and NOAA recently announced good news concerning the ozone hole. What are lessons about science, policy and skepticism ...

The Ring Nebula has a mysterious iron bar inside it. Scientists had never seen anything like it before, and the discovery has left them shocked. Where did this iron come from? Could it have been left ...

In a new study, scientists used advanced computer models to peer beneath Jupiter's dense swirling cloud tops and tackle a ...

New research reveals the Moon may have been silently collecting Earth’s atmosphere for billions of years. Scientists now ...

Scientists on Wednesday sealed ancient chunks of glacial ice in a first-of-its-kind sanctuary in Antarctica in the hope of ...