Earth Science News Stories

Evaporating water can be used as an energy source to generate electricity using bacterial spores found in soil.

By applying designs from nature to engineering problems, your heating bills could be reduced as nature-inspired designs...

Bleached Caribbean corals compromise on greedier temperature-resistant symbionts...

A 'super-Earth' water planet could actually be volcanic, changing our understanding of volcanism and plate...

That the Earth's Moon owes its origins to a cosmic collision four-and-a-half billion years ago seems increasingly...

Living in an area with high pollution levels could lead to increased stroke and anxiety risk.

Kites flown over Hawaii are teaching scientists about the history of Mars.

Snowfall in Antarctica will increase due to global warming, but this could make the ice melt faster, scientists in...

Scientists have caught a glimpse of the underside of a tectonic plate...

Humidity and temperature are key factors in the ability to form complex tones.

Herculaneum scrolls read for first time in 2000 years thanks to X-ray technology.

Space ice contains the chemical building blocks for life

Plastic debris adrift in the Earth's oceans poses a very real threat to both marine life and human health.

The environment people live in can predict their religious beliefs, says biggest global study of its kind.

Lightening strikes will happen twice as often as climate changes, says new Californian research...

A "drought emergency" in California, but how much is climate change to blame? Research from Stanford...

Poor workmanship and materials are to blame for fracking-related contamination of water supplies, new research has...

Seals use offshore wind farms as bases for their hunting and fishing exploits, new research has shown.

Many people will have noticed the moon looking especially big and bright recently. This is because of a phenomenon...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising genetic connection between the development of language in humans and learning...

Higher carbon dioxide levels expected next century cause fish to struggle to find their school friends, new research...

Electricity-producing "photovoltaic" solar panels may be about to become a lot lighter and a lot cheaper,...

Using bacteria to break down lignin, a woody byproduct of paper production, may be the key to creating a renewable...

This week, a farm worker in Argentina stumbled upon a bone belonging to the largest dinosaur to have ever walked the...