A new AI model from the University of Bern predicts planetary systems likely to host Earth-like planets. It could boost the ...

A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

Scientists Find Evidence That Overturns Theories of the Origin of Water on Earth Apr. 16, 2025 — Researchers have helped overturn the popular theory that water on Earth originated from asteroids ...

New findings provide a greater understanding of plate subduction, or how tectonic plates slide beneath one another. This recycling of surface materials and volatile elements deep into the Earth's ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Compositional anomalies in oceanic plates, resulting from ancient tectonic activities, affect their descent into Earth's mantle. These anomalies, particularly ...