Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Contrary to conspiracy theories, the Earth’s core isn’t hollow ...

It isn’t easy to figure out how the Earth was built, because it happened 4½ billion years ago, and no one was there to watch. So scientists have had to look at what the Earth looks like now and ...

Now, new data from the World Meteorological Organization released Wednesday indicates that Earth will cross this point in just two years. The accelerated timeline is due to higher-than-expected ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Rare earth elements, comprising 17 metals, are essential for technologies such as electric motors, medical imaging, and electronics. Although not truly rare ...

If the Earth could stay below that threshold, a climate catastrophe and major rise in sea levels might be staved off. But a group of scientists has demonstrated that if the world stays on course ...

Fans celebrate the iconic sci-fi horror franchise every April 26th and this year IGN marks the occasion by sharing with you these cool new videos from FX’s Alien: Earth. We can exclusively ...

Despite its dry, dusty surface and thinner atmosphere, Mars may have more in common with Earth than scientists previously thought. In a new study, researchers at the University of Rochester ...

Oceans around the globe have become darker over the last two decades, leaving researchers fearful for their marine inhabitants, according to a new study. Professor Thomas Davies of the University ...

A Soviet space probe stuck in orbit since a failed 1972 launch has finally crashed to Earth. At 9:24 a.m. Moscow time (2:24 a.m. EDT) on May 10, the spacecraft, dubbed Kosmos 482, entered Earth ...

Our data confirmed that material from the core, including gold and other precious metals, is leaking into the Earth's mantle above," Messling said. Approximately 99% of the Earth’s gold is burie ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its uncontrolled ...

Just weeks ago, scientists warned that a "city killer" asteroid had a small chance of hitting Earth. While that prediction was thankfully revised, the planet may have to worry about another object ...