An unexpected radioactive discovery beneath the Pacific Ocean seabed may provide researchers with a new global geologic time ...

Scientists have discovered an anomaly related to the increase in the level of beryllium-10 in ocean sediments at the bottom ...

Learn how time scales for objects thousands versus millions of years old could be better synchronized.

For decades, scientists have sought reliable ways to reconstruct Earth’s ancient history, deciphering geological events that ...

The Earth’s surface plays a critical role in the Earth system by interacting with the ocean and the atmosphere. To understand the Earth system, scientists must observe how the Earth’s surface changes ...

Geoscientists conducted ... Earth Scientists Study Sikkim Flood in India to Help Others Prepare for Similar Disasters Jan. 30, 2025 — Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced ...

If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the future, the space rock could cause substantial global damage, even though it’s a fraction of the size of the asteroid that ...

Beryllium-10, a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth ...

Rossendorf (HZDR), in collaboration with the Dresden University of Technology (TUD Dresden) and the Australian National ...

SETI scientists suggest that extraterrestrial civilizations could detect Earth through 'technosignatures' like planetary radar and atmospheric emissions. These indicators of human technology and ...

With the help of technology, we can tune into the hidden sounds of our planet, from the pull of the moon on our mountains and cities to a silent rumble so deep and powerful, it can move the earth ...