Rocks collected from the Moon’s far side suggest the early Solar System endured a long decline in asteroid impacts rather ...

Two continent-sized structures deep inside Earth may contain remnants of Theia, the ancient planet thought to have collided ...

Roll back the tape of Earth's history, and geologists and astrobiologists remain perplexed about the environmental conditions ...

Researchers tested a new technique that uses fiber optic cables to detect earthquakes. It’s twice as precise as what the ...

With a variety of projects, this club has students apply science concepts while building responsibility and pride in their ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space (CESAS) provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing Earth system science research requiring data from space ...

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, ...