New study reveals that the Earth's mantle was not as hot when Pangaea began to break apart millions of years ago.

When the supercontinent Pangea began to fragment around 200 million years ago during the Early Jurassic, it reshaped the face of the planet. Vast new oceans opened, continents drifted apart and the ...

The paper suggests that solar flares disrupt Earth's magnetic field, which, in turn, causes changes in the upper atmosphere.

In the modern world, a reliable supply of hydrogen gas is vital for the function of society. Fertilizer produced from hydrogen contributes to the food supply of half the global population, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tectonic plates We already rely heavily on hydrogen gas as a fuel source, and it's considered key to reaching crucial ...

Solar storms can not only cause auroras, but also potentially affect tectonic faults. This conclusion was reached by ...

Scientists at Stanford have unveiled the first-ever global map of rare earthquakes that rumble deep within Earth’s mantle rather than its crust. Long debated and notoriously difficult to confirm, ...

PCWorld reports that scientists discovered Earth’s inner core has slowed its rotation relative to the crust, even appearing to stop moving in a phenomenon that occurs every 35 years. This iron-nickel ...