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Our planet plunged into one of the most dramatic climate states in its long history, approximately 720–635 million years ago.

Geomorphology – the study of landforms and the processes that shape the Earth’s surface – integrates observations of tectonic, fluvial, glacial, aeolian, and coastal dynamics to explain landscape ...

New study reveals that Earth's inner core is undergoing unexpected structural changes, challenging long-held assumptions about its solidity.

Do animals play a larger role in shaping the Earth’s surface than geological processes like flooding, wind, fire, and landslides? This is what a recent study published in Proceedings of the National ...

State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, BNU has the following research output in the current window (1 December 2024 - 30 November 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on ...

When we look at the solid ground beneath our feet, it's easy to assume Earth has always been this way. But our planet tells a story so extraordinary, so ...

Explore how Earth would appear without life. Studies from Universe Today and Cornell University reveal atmospheric signals, surface conditions, and implications for exoplanet observations.

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous regions, often referred to as "islands," which are the size of continents.

Venus is often called Earth’s twin, but the two planets evolved into dramatically different worlds. Scientists believe the explanation may lie in the planet’s geology and the absence of key geographic ...

Jaganmoy Jodder received funding from the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Integrated Mineral and Energy Resource Analysis (CIMERA) and Genus DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences. Our ...

On Earth, life thrives in some of the most seemingly inhospitable environments. Single-celled organisms like bacteria teem in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, where temperatures reach ...