Earth is not warming in a neat, even gradient. While the planet as a whole continues to heat up, one vast swath of the globe ...

Far below the familiar blue of the surface oceans, geophysicists are piecing together evidence for a vast, hidden reservoir ...

U.S. lawmakers are worried about security threats toward global networks of subsea fiber-optic cables that power ...

Earth scientists have uncovered an unexpected geological process linking continents and oceanic volcanoes. Beneath the Earth’s surface, fragments of continental roots appear to drift into the oceanic ...

Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...

Healthy forests and oceans are our greatest allies when it comes to climate protection. However, their well-being is increasingly threatened by the consequences of climate change. The European Union ...

Over the last year, Google has added multiple AI-powered features to Maps to improve discovery and enable users to ask questions about places. Now the company is upgrading the app with Gemini to let ...

New districts means both parties have to rethink what seats are competitive. As they look ahead to next year's fight to control Congress in the midterms, Republicans and Democrats are scrambling ...

Pictures of Earth from outer space often show the planet as a gaudy quilt. Shimmering aquamarine water covers more than 70 percent of its surface and those hues often seem to signify life against the ...

A superb fairy-wren calls to a Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo. Brood parasites like cuckoos lay eggs in other birds' nests and leave them behind for the host birds to raise. David Ongley / Cornell Lab of ...

Scientists recently published new ideas about why Earth’s toughest, oldest continents persist. These continents, known as cratons, have been on earth for more than two billion years. Andrew Zuza, an ...

Climate change, pollution, and fishing are pushing oceans closer to their limits at an unprecedented rate. The pressure of that human impact is expected to double by 2050, according to a new study.