A new study has revealed the fascinating origins of some of the world’s largest copper deposits, located in the Gangdese Belt of southern Tibet. Contrary to conventional beliefs that associate these ...

Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused ...

Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

Antarctica may seem pristine and almost devoid of life, but there's plenty of chemistry going on. Victoria Atkinson explains ...

Imagine a rock floating between Mars and Jupiter with an estimated value of $10,000 quadrillion. It is not an exaggeration.

They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...

Elemental discovery: Researchers find new oxidation state for rare earth element by Anne Wainscott-Sargent, Georgia Institute of Technology ...

Analysis of manganese mineral occurrences and valence states demonstrate oxidation of Earth's crust through time. Changes in crustal redox state are critical to Earth's evolution, but few methods ...

This transformation mirrors the state before the Great Oxidation Event—a period when Earth's atmosphere became rich in oxygen due to the proliferation of photosynthetic organisms.

A supercomputer simulation predicts that life on Earth will end in 1 billion years due to the depletion of oxygen caused by the Sun's increasing heat and brightness, ultimately rendering the ...