Australia may seem like a stable landmass, but it’s slowly creeping northward, heading straight for Asia at a surprising speed. Scientists say the continent is drifting at 2.8 inches (7 cm) per ...

A global reanalysis of both short- and long-term deformation clarifies how obliquity affects strain partitioning in convergent plate boundaries.

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Water-bearing subducted slabs may not dehydrate and contribute to chemical heterogeneities at the core–mantle boundary ... across the extreme conditions of Earth’s interior, with implications ...

This Collection is open for submissions from all authors – and not by invitation only – on the condition that the manuscripts fall within the scope of the Collection and the participating ...

A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

The climate on such a world must be beyond bizarre. A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away. The planet, known as HD ...

A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in December of 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be 196 feet (60 meters) wide, and it is currently 27 ...

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Alien: Earth is coming up this summer, and we know it's going to be a scary ride. The first-ever TV show in the sci-fi franchise is set to channel the horror vibes of Ridley Scott's Alien as the ...

In doing so, Mr. Trump in effect declared that he was willing and even eager to push the boundaries of his authority, the resilience of American institutions, the strength of the nearly two-and-a ...

SINGAPORE - The formation of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) on Jan 22 kicked off the election process for Singapore. The Straits Times spoke to analysts on when the election ...