The search for alternative supplies comes after a series of Chinese trade restrictions.

Scientists have identified a hidden feedback loop that may explain how Earth has regulated its climate for tens of millions ...

"The Moon is like a time capsule—it has preserved a record of events that have been erased from Earth by erosion, plate ...

Iran’s underground construction beneath Pickaxe Mountain is naturally protected by tons of volcanic rock capable of withstanding anywhere from 21,000 to 43,000 pounds per square-inch of pressure.

Deep beneath Japan’s mostly submerged Kikai caldera, scientists have discovered a vast magma reservoir that appears to be filling again. The volcano produced the largest eruption of the Holocene 7,300 ...

When we discuss climate change today, we are mostly concerned with how such change will impact our environment and our lives. We look to the past to help understand climate cycles and how our current ...

Earth/space science teachers educate students on the four basic areas of scientific study classified as part of earth science: oceanography, astronomy, meteorology and geology. Earth scientists play a ...

Suppose that you could create a K–12 science and engineering curriculum from scratch. How would you go about doing it? Over the past four years, that’s essentially what we have done: first by writing ...

Major clues to the origins of our planet—and life itself—are locked inside some three billion-year-old volcanic rocks from Western Australia. These ancient rocks show that water was likely already ...

Learn more about the department's name change from geological sciences to the Department of Earth Science, including the effect on degree names and curricula. The Department of Geological Sciences is ...

The study of Earth science isn’t just for students who are interested in how our planet works. It’s also for those who are passionate about addressing urgent global challenges such as climate change, ...