A meteorite found in Antarctica in 2012 suggests Earth may have formed with the materials needed to make water, a new study hints. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Our planet's core is rich in gold that can leak out into the mantle, and in some cases, end up in volcanos on the surface, according to a new study. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Forget what you learned in school—Earth might not have seven continents after all. From an early age, most of us are taught to recognize seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe, ...

Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a new study suggests. By Becky Ferreira If you were to look up from Earth some ...

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Earth's crust today has a surprisingly similar composition to the planet's first outer shell, or "protocrust," new research finds. This early rocky shell featured chemical signatures previously ...

New research reveals the Moon may have been silently collecting Earth’s atmosphere for billions of years. Scientists now ...