A new study has revealed how phosphorus, a nutrient essential for photosynthesis, surged into ancient oceans and started ...

Roughly 4.5 billion years ago, the young solar system was a swirling cloud of gas and dust that formed the first asteroids ...

Brimming with kid-friendly articles, puzzles and fun facts, What on Earth! Magazine gives children a rich, immersive reading ...

The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is a particularly weak region of Earth’s magnetic field that can cause satellites to ...

Per the ESA, this phenomenon can be best explained by strange behaviors far within the Earth at the boundary where the Earth's liquid outer core meets the rocky mantle layer. This boundary, referred ...

Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These ...

New research reveals that Earth’s continents owe their stability to searing heat deep in the planet’s crust. At more than 900°C, radioactive elements shifted upward, cooling and strengthening the ...

Extreme heat deep in Earth’s crust forged the strong, stable continents that have endured for billions of years.

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Instead, fragments of the planet’s first materials may still exist, preserved deep within the mantle. A Collision That ...