Scientists using long-term observations from NASA have refined measurements of Earth’s changing center of mass, revealing that the planet’s annual movement is smaller than previous estimates suggested ...

Scientists say the Moon's tidal pull and melting ice are lengthening Earth's day by tiny fractions. The shift is minuscule ...

Did you know the Sun is actually white? Discover how Rayleigh scattering and Earth’s atmosphere make it appear yellow, orange or red from our planet.

You can now listen to the exact sound of Earth's magnetic field falling apart. Around 41,000 years ago, our planet's magnetic ...

Isotope mapping reveals millions of square kilometers of lost Gondwanan crust hidden beneath Asia, Europe and North America.

You’re unlikely to miss the 1.25 milliseconds that will make Aug. 5 one of the shortest days ever. Earth’s rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have ...

Scientists believe they’ve found evidence that life on Earth is over a billion years older than anyone believed was realistic. New research used machine learning to scan ancient meteorites and fossils ...

The March 9 event at Rayback Collective in Boulder, open to all, invites scientists and non-scientists to gather for discussions of climate research It started, as good things often do, with CAKE. In ...

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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 ...