A nearby planet may be more Earth-like than previously thought, with new data suggesting that it may be a strong candidate ...

Scientists have identified a hidden feedback loop that may explain how Earth has regulated its climate for tens of millions ...

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and life sciences (including physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, soil science, geology, and geography) to the ...

Moon moving farther from Earth: The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth at a rate of 3.83 centimetres per year, a change ...

As the Solar System orbits the center of the Milky Way every 250 million years or so, it repeatedly passes through the galaxy ...

Using complex climate models, researchers have pinned down the point at which life will no longer be able to survive on Earth.

Major clues to the origins of our planet—and life itself—are locked inside some three billion-year-old volcanic rocks from Western Australia. These ancient rocks show that water was likely already ...

Earth/space science teachers educate students on the four basic areas of scientific study classified as part of earth science: oceanography, astronomy, meteorology and geology. Earth scientists play a ...

The study of Earth science isn’t just for students who are interested in how our planet works. It’s also for those who are passionate about addressing urgent global challenges such as climate change, ...

Suppose that you could create a K–12 science and engineering curriculum from scratch. How would you go about doing it? Over the past four years, that’s essentially what we have done: first by writing ...

Learn more about the department's name change from geological sciences to the Department of Earth Science, including the effect on degree names and curricula. The Department of Geological Sciences is ...