We know Mars once had an active geological past, filled with water, volcanic activity, and dynamic geological changes. Now, ...

New infrared image highlights star formation triggered by merger-in-progress. Arp 107, a pair of interacting galaxies, shines ...

Painting city roofs white could lower the temperature in London dramatically on the hottest days, new research suggests.

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A new study co-led by the University of Arizona and the Smithsonian offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's ...

The ring would have gradually fallen to Earth as meteorites, correlating to a spike of impacts seen in the geological record.

Lavas from hotspots - -whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland -- likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic hotspots.

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In Puerto Rico and other hard-hit places, marine researchers are trying to restore reefs and make corals more resilient — with some recent success.

A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today -- but ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's ...

A timeline of 485 million years of Earth’s surface temperatures shows ancient greenhouse conditions were hotter than scientists thought.