Geology

You are on a rock speeding through space. On this rock called Earth every single mineral tells you something about planetary formation.

A new study could help explain the driving force behind the largest mass extinction in the history of earth, known as the End-Permian Extinction.

New work confirms that nitrogen, the dominant gas in Earth's atmosphere, becomes a metallic fluid when subjected to the extreme pressure and temperature conditions found deep inside the Earth and other planets.

Deep inside the Earth exist pockets of water, but the liquid there isn't like the water on the surface.

Researchers have confirmed a correlation between the movement of plate tectonics on the Earth's surface, the flow of mantle above the Earth's core and the rate of reversal of the Earth's magnetic field which has long been hypothesised.

A more favorable climate on the early Earth could have allowed life to form sooner than expected.

About 700 million years ago, the Earth experienced unusual episodes of global cooling that geologists refer to as "Snowball Earth."

The cyclic strengthening and weakening of ocean tides over tens of millions of years is likely linked to the formation of Earth’s supercontinents.

New research suggests a milder youth for our planet.

Scientists now have a clearer picture of the Earth's mantle, thanks to new research published in the current issue of Nature Communications.