Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where these ...

Imminent loss of NASA's Aura and Canada's SCISAT will severely diminish scientists’ ability to monitor ozone-depleting substances in the stratosphere.

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope comes in. Its advanced technology, including its large mirror and suite of specialized instruments, allows it to detect very faint emissions coming from ...

Kilometers above the Earth’s surface, the ozone layer protects humanity and all life from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays.

The Kennedy College of Sciences, Department of Earth, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences, invites you to attend a Master's Thesis Defense by Matthew Witscheber on "Sediment and Cation Composition ...

Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies ...

The model developed by the team found that white dwarfs can fuel both processes simultaneously, making Earth-like planets ... bodies like the sun and other main-sequence stars, which tend to ...

It is the thinnest layer and is between 5 and 90 km thick. Earth is divided into four layers: the inner core, the outer core, the mantle and the crust. The solid inner core is made of iron and ...

Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) ...