A team of scientists from the University of Liverpool have found two strange anomalies that have affected the Earth's ...

All this is going on many miles below our feet.

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed. What followed was a cascade of environmental and biological changes that ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: When samples of lunar dust touched down with returning ...

An already gigantic hole in Earth’s natural force field has grown by nearly half the size of Europe in 10 years, according to a new study. The Earth is protected by the cosmic equivalent of cling film ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Jun 30, 2025, 07:58am EDT Jul 01, 2025, 04:44am EDT For 540 ...

The fascination with magma isn’t just found in movies like “Austin Powers.” It’s also taking shape for students in the ERT 407: Geological Field Training class. The class set out last summer on a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: It used to be thought that there were more volatiles ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: It used to be thought that there were more volatiles than expected in lunar soil because they escaped Earth before it had a stable magnetic field.