Understanding Earth's Crust Earth's crust ranges from 5 to 70 kilometers in thickness and serves as the planet's outermost ...

Even long-lived subduction zones eventually die, and scientists believe they are witnessing the slow death of one in the ...

Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

New research reveals that Earth’s so-called “Boring Billion” was a time of dramatic change beneath the surface.

If the atmosphere were not dragged with our planet, you could utilize the insane relative wind speeds to decrease flight time ...

You are going about your day. All is calm and quiet until suddenly, the ground beneath your feet begins to shake, and items within your ...

The term “ecosystem engineering” has been used for decades as a way to describe organisms that drastically alter their ...

This is the message of the sixth issue of the annual "State of the Climate" report. The report was prepared by an ...

The University of the Witwatersrand has launched two initiatives that place Africa at the centre of global earth-science innovation.