Lavas from hotspots - -whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland -- likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic hotspots.
At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...
Researchers show the average surface temperature on our planet has shifted between 51.8 to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit ...
A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's ...
An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...
A newly discovered doughnut shape in Earth's outer core may reveal elements that help drive the formation of the planet's ...
The ozone layer is a layer in Earth's atmosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's UV radiation. It contains relatively high concentrations of ozone, although it is still very small with regard to ...