An astonishing ancient flood drastically transformed Earth's geography, reshaping coastlines and creating valleys. The Zanclean Flood, a monumental event, filled the Mediterranean Basin in mere years, ...

Ever wondered if Earth’s continents were once joined as a single landmass? This video breaks down the science behind ...

A frica is gradually splitting in two. As with most geological processes, it unfolds at a glacial pace over millions of years ...

NASA’s SPHEREx has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, which are invisible to the human eye but can be used to ...

A long-lost fragment of Earth's crust has just been uncovered beneath the icy waters near Greenland—rewriting what scientists ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what ...

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Everyone's favorite interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, flew past Earth overnight, coming within about 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet.

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, reached its closest point to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), and it remains in a good viewing position tonight.

In the new research, Goudz and his team combined decades of data from Mars orbiters with ancient maps of valleys, lake beds, ...

China begins drilling a six-mile-deep scientific well named Shendi Take 1 to explore the depths of the Earth and its secrets.

The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.