A study reveals that the oldest continental crust on Earth is slowly being broken up by shifting tectonic forces.

Environmental pressures are mounting globally. Air and water pollution claim millions of lives annually, biodiversity loss is ...

We’ve long known that humanity could change ecosystems. Now we know we can tilt the planet itself. According to NASA, ...

There's a giant dam in China which is slowing down the Earth's rotation and satellite images of the Three Gorges had some ...

It orbits around its host star with a period of 207.5 days, comparable to Earth's one-year period," Gu added. "By analyzing the TTV signals of Kepler-725b, a gas giant planet with a 39.64-day ...

Deep in China’s Hubei province, a structure designed to tame nature may also be nudging the planet’s rotation. The Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydroelectric power station, has long ...

BEIJING, June 4 (Reuters) - (This June 4 story has been corrected to say 'implementation' instead of 'mention' in paragraph 5) China has introduced a tracking system for its rare earth magnet ...

China has already imposed such bans on exports of three less rare, but still critical, metals, and tightened controls on others. How damaging would a rare-earth embargo be? Chart: The Economist ...