Earth

Geological analysis of whiteschist shows rapid upward movements, conflicting with previous assumptions

New research reveals that the emergence of life on Earth did not require plate tectonics

A peculiar property of the Earth’s magnetic field could help us to work out how our planet was created

Newly described chemical reaction could have assembled DNA building blocks before life forms and their enzymes existed

Traces of salt trapped in many diamonds show the stones are formed from ancient seabeds that became buried deep beneath the Earth's crust

To recover a meteorite record for millions of years, the researchers headed to the Atacama Desert

A new paper paints an even more intricate picture of Earth's mantle as a geochemically diverse mosaic

Cornell geoscientists have discovered the first direct evidence that material from deep within Earth’s mantle transition zone can percolate to the surface to form volcanoes

Study finds shallow bodies of water were probably more suitable for Earth’s first life forms

The chemical composition of the Earth's core is still poorly understood, despite more than 60 years of research