Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.

An update of the convection code ASPECT enables full coupling of plume dynamics with buoyancy effects of transition zone ...

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been used to discover Earth-size planet TOI 700 e. It is "orbiting within the habitable zone of its star – the range of distances where liquid ...

Professor Braddock Linsley discusses his research in paleoceanography and the evolution of the M.S. in Sustainability Science ...

Tropical forests lose species due to humans, even inside protected areas. Scientists found that forests near people have ...

There seems to be too much of a radioactive element in rocks deep in the Pacific Ocean – how did it get there 10 million ...

Tropical forests are massive biodiversity storehouses. While these rich swathes of land constitute less than one-tenth of Earth’s surface, they harbor more than 60% of known species. Among them is a ...

The largest agricultural boom on the planet threatens to destroy a spectacular savanna. Here's what happens when progress ...

Cayman Islands earthquake: a 4.3 magnitude tremor that tested local emergency systems and led to improved disaster ...

Reunion Island has an ominous reputation, but Mikey February, Adrien Toyon and Shane Sykes happily tempt fate for a perfect ...

Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

Read more about this volcano in “Nested Calderas of Zavaritskogo.” Every month on Earth Matters, we offer a puzzling satellite image. The January 2025 puzzler is shown above. Your challenge is to use ...