Earth : Science World Report

Jun 29, 2015 08:10 AM EDT

NASA Reveals June 30 is to Have an Extra Second: Here's Why

It turns out that June is getting an extra second. Scientists have announced that Tuesday, June 30, 2015 will receive a "leap" second.

Jun 27, 2015 08:42 AM EDT

DARPA May Create Genetically Modified Organisms to Terraform Mars

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) may be making new worlds. The agency wants to create organisms that will turn Mars into another Earth.

Jun 23, 2015 08:18 AM EDT

Solar Storm Unleashed by the Sun May Cause Auroras in Parts of the United States

On Monday, the sun unleashed a mid-level solar flare, which peaked at around 2:23 EDT. Yet this flare has had further repercussions. It's helped launch a massive geomagnetic storm on Earth.

Jun 18, 2015 03:02 PM EDT

Saturn's Moon, Titan, Has Earth-like Polar Winds that Whip Gas into Space

Saturn's moon, Titan, may have an atmosphere that's far more Earth-like than once thought.

Jun 18, 2015 09:27 AM EDT

First Sensor of Earth's Magnetic Field Uncovered in an Animal Reveals Internal GPS

Scientists have made a startling discovery. They've identified the first sensor of Earth's magnetic field in an animal: a tiny worm.

Jun 02, 2015 12:05 PM EDT

Plasma Tubes Discovered in Inner Layers of Earth's Magnetosphere with 3D Vision

Scientists may have discovered something interesting around planet Earth: tubular plasma structures in the inner layers of our planet's magnetosphere. The new findings come after the researchers creatively used a radio telescope to see in 3D.

Jun 02, 2015 10:33 AM EDT

Earth-Sized Exoplanets Have Circular Orbits and May be Habitable

Which Earth-sized exoplanets are habitable? That's the question that scientists have asked one another for years as they continue the hunt for life on other planets.

Apr 29, 2015 06:45 AM EDT

New Robotic Telescope Discovers Three Super-Earths Orbiting a Nearby Star

Astronomers have made a startling discovery in a nearby galaxy. They've found a planetary system orbiting a star that's only 54 light-years away; all three of the planets are "super Earths."

Apr 14, 2015 10:26 AM EDT

Meteorites are Key to the Story of Earth's Many Layers

How did Earth form its layers? The answer may lie in the chemical make-up of meteorites. A new study of meteorites reveals a bit more about how our planet's crust formed billions of years ago.

Mar 20, 2015 09:28 AM EDT

Iron Rain May Have Fallen on Early Earth

Iron rain may have poured down on our early Earth. Scientists have found that at pressures rivaling those when worlds collide, iron vaporizes at far lower pressures than assumed.

Mar 03, 2015 12:01 PM EST

Iron Vapor in Z-Machine Reveals Clues About the Formation of Earth and the Moon

Scientists may have created the violent conditions of Earth's formation in a device called the Z machine. Now, the findings are revealing a bit more about how iron vaporizes and how this iron rain may have affected the formation of the Earth and moon.

Feb 26, 2015 09:35 AM EST

Scientists Directly Measure the Greenhouse Effect for the First Time

Scientists have witnessed an increase in carbon dioxide's greenhouse effect at Earth's surface for the very first time. The findings reveal a warming effect that's being directly affected by rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere.