Earth’s magnetic field is constantly swirling and shifting thanks to a colossal ocean of liquid metal sloshing around in its ...

New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously ...

Researchers studying the deep biosphere, Earth’s largest ecosystem, have found evidence that life thriving miles below the ...

Gravity feels reliable—stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over Earth's surface. And it is weakest ...

A view of one part of the Paleontology collection in the Museum of Natural History, arranged by the addition of representative specimens from other parts of the three floors of fossils in the East ...

Tiny zircon crystals are revealing that Earth’s earliest history may have included surprisingly complex tectonic activity.

A cluster of at least three asteroids between 20 and 50 kilometres across colliding with Earth over 3.2 billion years ago caused a massive change in the structure and composition of the earth’s ...

NASA says Earth is about halfway through its lifespan. Scientists explain how solar changes could affect habitability, oceans, and the planet’s future over billions of years ...

Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shaun Eaves receives funding from the New Zealand Antarctic Science Platform. Jamey Stutz receives funding ...