These ancient cores may contain clues about an unexplained change in Earth’s glacial-interglacial cycles, and could shed ...

Scientists break down the reasons why days are getting shorter—and the mystery they're still trying to solve about Earth's ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and ...

A Discovery Buried in Volcanic Rock. While the Earth’s core has long been considered a sealed reservoir of metals unreachable by any natural or technological means, a recent study published in ...

An ice core that may be older than 1.5 million years has arrived in the UK where scientists will melt it to unlock vital ...

Earth's rotation is speeding up, with July 22 being one of the shortest days ever recorded, 1.34 milliseconds less than 24 ...

Over 99.999 percent of Earth's gold is locked away within the Earth’s metallic core, buried beneath 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) of solid rock. However, every now and again, a volcanic ...