How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...
Earth.com

Supercontinent breakup made Earth ready for complex life

When Earth’s ancient supercontinent Nuna broke apart, it reshaped oceans, cooled the climate, and set the stage for complex ...

Earth's 'boring billion years' created the conditions for complex life, study reveals

A study led by researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Adelaide has revealed how the breakup of an ...
The Conversation

The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature

Jesse Kearse receives funding from Royal Society Te Apārangi Marsden Fund. During the devastating magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on March 28 this year, a CCTV camera captured the moment the plate ...
Phys.org

Paleomagnetic analysis could map the ancient history of Earth's surface

Earth's Ediacaran Period, roughly 630 to 540 million years ago, has always been something of a magnetic minefield for scientists. During earlier and later time periods, tectonic plates kept a steady ...
The New York Times

When Earth’s Surface Shifts, a New Satellite Will See It

NISAR, built jointly by NASA and India’s space agency and launched on Wednesday, will use radar to monitor tiny changes across our planet’s land and icy regions. By Kenneth Chang A new radar satellite ...