The Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science (JSHESS): ...

Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds. Known as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs), these blobs are both hotter and ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal 'megaflood' refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a vast expanse of salt flats ...

Chorus waves are mysterious, chirping signals produced by spiraling plasma inside our planet's magnetic field. But a new detection suggests scientists may understand less about them than first thought ...

Discover how large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs) are enhancing tuna catch rates while preserving marine ecosystems.

Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called ...

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...

Earth and environmental sciences cover all aspects of Earth and planetary sciences, and broadly encompasses solid Earth processes, surface and atmospheric dynamics, Earth system history, climate ...

Nature asked the world’s largest health-research funders what they are doing to study a life stage experienced by half of humanity. Here is what some of them told us.

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered two ...

At around 620 miles high, these subsurface “islands of rock” stand more than 100 times higher than Mount Everest’s summit of around 5.5 miles, ...

New measurements show that the expansion rate of the universe is faster than can be explained by our current understanding of ...