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A new study led by University of Houston researchers, in collaboration with planetary scientists worldwide, suggests Uranus ...

Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz made a groundbreaking discovery: the first exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star. This moment ...

Planet Earth’s natural satellite has got a grip on scientists. Our charismatic moon is made more so by many unanswered questions, even after Apollo moonwalkers went the distance to study the ...

Now, as reported in a recent issue of the journal Earth-Science Reviews, scientists are able to precisely recreate the journeys of Earth’s tectonic plates over the last billion years of its history.

On three days this summer (July 9, July 22, and August 5), the Earth will complete its daily spin a little faster than usual. So fast, in fact, that each day will be about a millisecond and a half ...

Scientists have known about the weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field for several decades, but new research suggests that the South Atlantic Anomaly is growing.

An unusual point in Earth's magnetic field that has puzzled scientists for almost a century may have been explained almost a century after first being noticed. Using computer simulations, a team ...

Researchers have published a study that outlines the discovery of three new types of minerals never before catalogued on Earth.

In upstate New York, two algorithmic artists make wooden puzzles inspired by natural forms.

Pioneering new research has helped geologists solve a long-standing puzzle that could help pinpoint new, untapped concentrations of some the most valuable rare earth deposits.

About Alexandra Witze Alexandra Witze is a contributing correspondent for Science News. Based in Boulder, Colo., Witze specializes in earth, planetary and astronomical sciences.