The Earth is becoming steadily brighter, but the pattern of that light is becoming increasingly volatile. According to a ...

Researchers have analyzed the shifting patterns of entire dune fields on Earth and Mars, as seen from orbit, and found they are a direct signature of recent environmental change. This new tool can be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New satellite data reveal Earth’s Northern Hemisphere is absorbing more solar energy than the South, threatening to disrupt global ...

According to a recent study, events geologists use to distinguish transitions between geological chapters in Earth's story follow a hidden hierarchical pattern, one that could shed light on both past ...

New research published in the journal Geoscience Frontiers highlights the cyclic patterns of geologic activity on Earth. Scientists from New York University report findings from an analysis of major ...

A new study finds Earth has already exceeded its sustainable population limit, raising concerns about food, climate, and ...

Orthophoto of solifluction lobes in Norway (The Norwegian Mapping Authority) with overlays (lower right) of fluid contact line instabilities in a numerical model (; Kondic and Diez, 2001) and physical ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth’s magnetic field behaved in a way that has long baffled scientists, showing wild and seemingly chaotic shifts unlike anything seen before or since. A new study ...