Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust above it to "drip" and suck down rocks from across the continent.
"OK, this is kind of out there and caters to your inner Uber-Geek."
The European Space Agency's new documentary short tackles the question of whether space debris has reached crisis level.
Researchers have created a "fingerprint" of a sulfur-based molecule found in space that may offer new clues about the formation of life on Earth.
Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a long-standing mystery.
Sea ice impacts storms and coastal erosion — and NASA says Earth's total sea ice content has hit an all-time low.
Spring officially begins today (March 20) with the vernal equinox, bringing longer days and warmer temperatures to the Northern Hemisphere.
The building blocks of life on Earth may have been fueled by tiny sparks hopping between water droplets.
An audacious NASA mission suggests that dust blown north from Greenland couldhelp explain why Arctic ice is melting even faster than expected.
"From our perspective down in the trenches actually working for the government, it feels like the people up top just have no clue about anything."
