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 ...

Scientists have identified hundreds of new giant viruses, or 'giruses,' in oceans worldwide, using advanced computer software ...

China dominates the global rare earths industry—and it’s not even close. A fight is already underway to lay claim to this ...

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

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.

Astronomers have located a rare exoplanet on the edge of the Milky Way.

“We find that both exhibit strong linearly increasing trends, coupled with a large surge in magnitude between 330 and 220 ...