contradictory but rather represent different physical measurements. The GNSS data tracks the mechanical movement of the Earth’s crust, while geoid measurements reflect the shifting distribution of mass. Earth can thus appear to become more spherical in...

Decades of hidden Earth signals reveal Beneath the Pacific basin, a vast pocket of liquid iron altered its flow direction near 2010, hinting that Earth’s inner dynamics can undergo rapid shifts. The planet’s outer core, a massive layer of swirling...

Tiny chemical clues inside Moon dust show what kinds of asteroids hit the Earth–Moon system for billions of years, and why those impacts added very little water to Earth. Earth has a short memory. Its surface is always changing as continents move,...

is the ongoing loss of polar ice sheets. As massive ice deposits melt, the reduction in weight allows the underlying Earth’s crust to rebound, causing the polar regions to rise. Conversely, the equatorial region experiences a slight reduction in its...

New study suggests a massive asteroid shattered 800 million years ago, unleashing a debris wave that swept through the inner Solar System. New calculations suggest that a catastrophic breakup of a parent body in the main asteroid belt around 800...

New research reveals a hidden, unexpected geological process shifting deep beneath Italy, shedding new light on how Earth’s crust continues to evolve. A hidden geological process deep beneath the Italian peninsula is fundamentally reshaping the...

Scientists probe a puzzling shift in Earth’s molten core 2,200 km beneath the Pacific, where flow reversed then weakened, sparking new deep‑earth research. A team of geophysicists has identified a dramatic change in the flow of liquid iron beneath the...

New close‑up of asteroid Kamoʻoalewa shows its unique shape as scientists plan detailed studies and future sample missions to uncover its origins. China’s Tianwen‑2 probe has snapped the inaugural close‑up photograph of Kamoʻoalewa, a diminutive...

Years of Planetary Evolution The research, published in Nature Communications, modeled the thermal evolution of the Earth’s crust from 4.5 to 3.5 billion years ago. The team, led by scientists including Oleg Abramov of the Planetary Science Institute,...

New lunar rocks from a previously hidden region expose Earth’s early violent history, offering scientists decades‑long sought evidence. Analyses of rocks retrieved from the Moon’s far side indicate that the early Solar System experienced a prolonged...

Ancient Australian rocks have revealed evidence of a mysterious meteorite impact that struck Earth during the planet’s infancy. Geologists have unearthed evidence of a massive asteroid strike in Western Australia that dates back 3.47 billion years,...

Scientists have discovered oxygen trapped deep within Earth’s magma, a finding that could explain the mysterious rise of early life on our planet. Geoscientists have long operated under the assumption that the oxygen content in Earth’s mantle is...

reveals that European decarbonization goals remain vulnerable to intense foreign market concentration. Deep beneath the Earth’s crust in Sweden and across global deposits lies a group of 17 chemically unique metals that have become the unexpected anchor...

New chemical analysis reveals that Earth and Mars followed drastically different evolutionary paths during the earliest stages of their formation. Earth and Mars, while sharing a common birthplace in the early solar system roughly 4.5 billion years...

Continents slowly shed their deep roots during breakup, sending ancient mantle material beneath the oceans and creating enriched volcanic activity. Ocean volcanoes often erupt lavas with chemical signatures that seem too old and too enriched to come...

Geologists propose Venus once hosted massive oceans, challenging views of its ancient climate and habitability, hinting at past life potential. For many years Venus has been portrayed as a hostile world of crushing pressure, scorching temperatures and...

Deep beneath Earth’s surface, the crust is stretching and thinning at an accelerating rate, according to new research into tectonic processes. The crust beneath Kenya’s Lake Turkana has been measured at a remarkably thin 13 kilometers, roughly 8 miles....

New research uncovers surprising dynamics inside Earth’s core, shedding light on the planet’s deepest mysteries. Computer models now indicate that the planet’s solid inner core may host a rare form of hydrogen that behaves like a liquid while retaining...

Mars data reveal a hidden interior, suggesting a dynamic world concealed for billions of years. Seismic recordings from NASA’s InSight lander suggest that Mars once harbored massive subsurface magma chambers, pointing to a far more intricate interior...

Researchers find that ultra‑high‑pressure mineral phases could solidify deep mantles on many super‑Earths, reshaping ideas of their interior structure. A recent investigation published in AGU Advances indicates that the innermost layers of many...