A researcher has concluded that life first emerged on Earth — despite an astronomically small probability of such an ...

New simulations show carbon enabled Earth’s inner core to solidify under realistic cooling, solving the nucleation paradox.

Researchers used atomic-scale computer simulations to discover the importance of carbon in forming a solid planetary core.

Using NASA New Horizons images scientists have discovered that dunes have formed from a release of methane ice grains. Credit: University of Plymouth ...

New research shows Earth formed dry and lifeless—until a chance cosmic collision delivered the ingredients needed for life.

Researchers have long struggled to explain how Earth’s solid inner core formed, cooled, and crystallized without undergoing ...

New research reveals that carbon made it possible for Earth’s molten core to freeze into a solid heart, stabilizing the magnetic field that protects our planet. Without it, Earth’s deep interior — and ...

The night sky of Aspen is a wonderland for stargazers, dark and transparent enough for the naked eye to discern ...

The Pre-read Assembly focused on Gordin's 2021 book “On the Fringe,” which incoming students read over the summer as their ...

The sky above us is a complex ecosystem, just like the land and sea. A new field of research is bringing a fresh ...

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go ...

Scientists have recreated the extreme conditions found on the frozen moons of the outer solar system and uncovered something ...