These ancient cores may contain clues about an unexplained change in Earth’s glacial-interglacial cycles, and could shed light on how human-generated emissions will shape our planet’s future.

Artifacts from the Bronze Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could a similar approach help us unravel the mysteries of Earth's magnetic field?

An extreme heat warning was in place for hundreds of thousands of people in one state as temperatures hit dangerous levels.

China has quietly issued its first 2025 rare earth mining and smelting quotas without the typical public statement, sources with knowledge of the matter said this week, another sign of Beijing tightening its control over the crucial sector.

Mount Thor, also known as Thor Peak, is a mountain in Nunavut, Canada with the largest vertical drop in the world — a terrifying escarpment with an average overhang of 15 degrees from vertical.

A planning appeal has been thrown out after Google Earth satellite images were used to disprove claims by the company making the application. RCR Limited said the former gasworks site they had taken over in Innerleithen about three years ago had been used as storage for more than 30 years.

The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

According to the paper laying out the research behind the discovery, "TOI-1846b is a super-Earth-sized planet, with a radius of approximately 1.8R⊕, placing it within the intriguing radius valley area of exoplanet sizes."