Earth has a new “mini-moon” after an asteroid has joined our orbit. The object, known as 2024 PT5, has been chasing after us ...

Students interested in declaring a minor in the department should contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies (Professor Jeremy Shakun, [email protected]) to ensure they receive advising about ...

The boundary between the two lies about 465 miles (750 kilometers) beneath the Earth's surface. The crust is the outermost layer of the Earth. It is the familiar landscape on which we live ...

With the help of technology, we can tune into the hidden sounds of our planet, from the pull of the moon on our mountains and cities to a silent rumble so deep and powerful, it can move the earth ...

Prof Joanna Haigh from Imperial College London explains why this gas has played a crucial role in shaping the Earth's climate. Carbon dioxide (CO2) has been present in the atmosphere since the ...

$6.2M grant to BC Earth and Environmental Sciences will support study of water quality in watersheds and along coastlines The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a team of researchers from Boston ...

The Earth formed over 4.6 billion years ago out of a mixture of dust and gas around the young sun. It grew larger thanks to countless collisions between dust particles, asteroids, and other growing ...

Buried Alive: Carbon Dioxide Release from Magma Deep Beneath Ancient Volcanoes Was a Hidden Driver of Earth's Past Climate Oct. 30, 2024 — A team discovered that, contrary to present scientific ...

An asteroid heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate: instead of smashing through our planet’s atmosphere, it’s ...

For more than 8,000 years, the desire for goods from distant countries has driven the evolution of complex international trade networks. These trade routes have left a lasting imprint in cultures ...

The Earth is made up of different layers: Therefore, instead of tectonic plates moving because of the convection currents, evidence suggests it is the plates that drive the convection. Slab pull ...

An asteroid has been following Earth around the sun for the last two ... has been in the vicinity of our planet since about 100 BC, the year Julius Caesar was born. The asteroid is roughly 20 ...