Earth : Science World Report

Apr 24, 2013 05:44 PM EDT

Billion Year Old Submerged Crust Resurfaced From Volcano Found

Because oceanic crust sinks at certain points deep into Earth's mantle, scientists have long assumed that lava erupting from some oceanic volcanoes should contain materials from the early Earth's crust. But any prove of this phenomenon was missing -- until now.

Apr 22, 2013 08:17 PM EDT

Google Doodle Honors Earth Day 2013, Watch Interactive Doodle

In honor of Earth Day 2013, Google rolled out a new doodle which pictures scenic shots of a mountain and a lake that's home to a school of fish.

Mar 21, 2013 03:15 PM EDT

Massive, Ancient Supervolcanoes May Have Killed Half of Earth's Species

Massive, ancient supervolcanoes may have exploded across the Earth, releasing gases and causing the climate change that led to the End-Triassic Extinction.

Mar 16, 2013 01:34 PM EDT

High-Speed Coronal Mass Ejection Heading Towards Earth

A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) has blasted off the surface of the Sun, heading straight towards Earth at a staggering 900 miles per second, NASA announced.

Feb 24, 2013 07:46 PM EST

Ancient Micro-continent Found Lying Underneath Mauritius in Indian Ocean

Could there have been 8 continents all along and we are just finding out about it now? Scientists have discovered a hidden micro-continent that was sandwiched between southern India and Madagascar for several hundred million years and now lies at the bottom of the ocean underneath the island of Maur...

Nov 25, 2012 12:42 PM EST