The G4 geomagnetic storm that brought auroras across the U.S. also generated electrical currents in rocks under the ground.

Some 41,000 years ago, the Earth’s magnetic field underwent a short-lived reversal. During the Laschamp event, the protective ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center issued a "severe" (G4) ...

A strong geomagnetic storm is primed to hit Earth, driving the northern lights as far south as Kansas and the Ohio Valley.

New research uses extreme heat, drought, inland and coastal flooding and wildfires to rank the safety of US states.

Farther south, four tributaries—Bayou Fatma, Bayou Couvent (“Convent,” so named because it drained lands owned by the ...

In a new animation, scientists map the planet's plate tectonics over the last 40 percent of its history. It's the longest ...

Scientists discover a sunken seafloor deep in Earth’s mantle, unlocking new insights into the planet’s ancient history.

Researchers created a seismic map of Earth's interior beneath the southeastern Pacific Ocean and discovered an ancient slab ...

Directly above this structural gap, University of Maryland scientists uncovered evidence of an ancient seafloor that sank ...

Still haven't caught a glimpse of those shimmery northern lights? Minnesotans have a good chance to snag one of those popular ...

University of Maryland scientists uncovered evidence of an ancient seafloor that sank deep into Earth during the age of ...