The atmosphere of earth has five main layers, the Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere. Each layer is crucial for life and various phenomena.

A 410-million-year-old fossil shows ancient lichens were shaping Earth’s surface long before forests took root.

The Grand Canyon is a gigantic geological library, with rocky layers that tell much of the story of Earth’s history.

A new geological model revolutionizes a century of theories: a rigid wedge of mantle keeps the Himalayas standing.

Scientists have reported that the Earth’s ozone layer is healing faster than expected and could be fully restored by 2066.

A recent study reveals the Himalayas' enduring strength stems not just from thick crust but from a rigid slice of Earth's ...

Far above your head, in the atmosphere between Earth and outer space, an invisible process is occurring. The increasing ...

Drilling through ancient glaciers in the Allan Hills region of southeastern Antarctica, researchers from the Center for ...

A fresh analysis of rocks from one of these periods, the Ediacaran (about 630-540 million years ago), aims to solve a ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on Earth in East Antarctica, dating back six million years.

A surprising new study has revealed how 40 years of work to repair the ozone layer may end up causing its own climate change ...

Long before life thrived in Earth’s oceans, the planet’s magnetic field became disorganized. Deep within the ancient rocks of Morocco, scientists have recovered one of the clearest records of that ...