Geoscientists at the University of Glasgow have helped reveal new evidence about the formation of one of the highest ...

A new study presents a geological explanation for the East Antarctic Ice Sheet's head start. This annual phenomenon can influence weather in a variety of ways, from raising local temperatures to ...

(Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) If potted plants always seem to die under your care, you can take solace in ...

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 ...

If an asteroid was ever threatening Earth, the best way to stop it might be with a nuclear explosion, according to a new ...

Nearly 660 kilometers (410 miles) beneath Earth's surface lies one of the planet's most important internal boundaries. Known ...

Some great ideas shake up the world. For centuries, the outermost layer of Earth was thought to be static, rigid, locked in place. But the theory of plate tectonics has rocked this picture of the ...

Every night, a handful of robotic telescopes scan the sky for faint points of light that do not belong where they are. Most ...

An asteroid as large as five cruise ships is barreling towards Earth at 5.6 miles per second. Civilization thankfully isn’t ...

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 ...

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 ...