Ever wondered why Earth looks flat even though it's a sphere? The planet's massive size makes its curvature nearly impossible ...

Notice the grounding electrodes for making an electrical connection with the earth ground. To use the US National Electrical Code (NEC) as an example, article 250.52 lists eight types of grounding ...

David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. By pumping water out of the ground, humans have shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimeters (31. ...

NASA and ISRO's NISAR satellite aims to revolutionize our understanding of Earth's surface movements with frequent global ...

This study presents the first physical evidence that Snowball Earth reached the heart of continents at the equator.' ...

All of our civilization exists only a thin layer of Earth's surface, and our deepest mines barely scratch our planet. We ...

When people think of spaceflight’s Apollo era, it’s either a bygone period of relentless exploration or it was completely ...

Scientists have long been fascinated by how ancient fish like Tiktaalik evolved the structures needed to walk on land.

When Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida with 140-mph winds, the impacts on the ground were deadly, and that power ...

Geologists have uncovered strong evidence from Colorado that massive glaciers covered Earth down to the equator hundreds of ...

Oregon’s state geologist is pitching a novel idea of using the region’s rocky basalt layer – born of lava that flowed ...

Destructive land use, mismanagement and climate change are fueling a water disaster set to wreak havoc on economies and lives, a new report warns ...