Every breath we take in contains 21% oxygen, the gas that makes life on Earth possible. Oxygen, in its combined oxide state, ...

Scientists believe that gold and other precious metals are slowly leaking to the surface from Earth's core through Hawaiian ...

Scientists discovered a previously hidden ecosystem - lagoons in Argentina's Puna de Atacama harbors microbial communities, ...

Such a discovery changes the way scientists think about the food chain in ocean ecosystems. Giant viruses can infect tiny ...

ETSU researchers uncover a giant fossil salamander, shedding light on Appalachian biodiversity and ancient salamander ...

It is no secret that the presence of humans has left visible scars on this planet. Be it edging out endangered species with ...

Researchers discovered a hidden island near Rio Grande. The island has abundant rare earth elements. This finding could ...

The depths of the Earth still hold many surprises. A team of scientists has discovered that objects move horizontally in the Earth's mantle, nearly 1,864 miles (3,000 km) beneath our feet.

ETH Zurich scientists confirmed that solid rock flows deep inside Earth, solving a decades-old mystery about seismic waves.

Researchers believe that 2017 OF201s highly eccentric orbit points to a chaotic origin, possibly caused by a gravitational ...

Scientists aboard China’s Tiangong space station have discovered a brand-new strain of bacteria never seen on Earth. The ...