More than half a billion years ago, Earth experienced an almost-complete collapse of its magnetic field. It began in the…
People often seem surprised when they learn that NASA doesn't just look out to the other planets, stars, and galaxies.…
One of the most interesting discoveries about Earth in the past few decades concerns the Earth's magnetic poles. Paleomagnetic records…
Collapsing ice shelves on the eastern coast of Antarctica has revealed something never seen before: a landform that might be…
The two largest reservoirs in the United States are now at their lowest levels since they were first created. After…
Something ancient and primordial lurks in Earth's core. Helium 3 (3He) was created in the first minutes after the Big…
The IPCC just released its Working Group II report, which addresses the impacts of Climate Change and the necessary adaptations.
Earth formed from the Sun's protoplanetary disk about 4.6 billion years ago. In the beginning, it was a molten spheroid…
Earlier this year, the discovery of a potentially hazardous asteroid took astronomers on a roller coaster ride. On January 6,…
Gazing at the night sky can evoke a sense of wonder regarding humanity's place in the Universe. But that's not…