The history of Earth is written on the great tablets of tectonic plates. The motions of plates shaped land masses, formed ...

Today, as in the beginning, life is still made out of carbon dioxide, and the world’s problems are made out of carbon dioxide as well.” ...

The Earth is round, and we know this from detailed measurements and geometric inferencing based off satellites with lasers. Earth is often described as a circle or an oval, but it is neither. As the ...

Visualising the hidden structures beneath our feet requires vast seismic datasets, advanced imaging algorithms and deep ...

About 4.6 billion years ago, the Solar System formed from a cloud of dust and gas collapsing in on itself due to gravity. The Sun, planets, and eventually Earth formed out of the cloud. But when did ...

A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar in March 2025, but what makes this event extraordinary is what happened next. For the first time, a nearby CCTV camera captured the fault rupture in ...

Earth has a long and dramatic history, and one recurring theme is extinction. Did you know that over the last 500 million years, our planet experienced five major mass extinction events? These events ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The solid inner core at the center of the Earth, surrounded by the outer core, mantle and crust. Here’s why: While it is well known that a material must be at or below its freezing temperature to be ...

As an astronomer studying the universe beyond Earth, I’m fond of “outside the box” views almost by default. But one of my favorites is whenever a spacecraft takes a snapshot of our home world and the ...