The gas giant WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...

New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead ...

Geologists have long viewed North America and Europe as separate continents ... At the center of this conversation is the concept that these tectonic plates could still be pulling apart in unexpected ...

In the geologic history of Earth, shifting plate tectonics are commonplace, and Africa's impending rift is but another chapter in that story. The Earth's continents are far from constant.

The accuracy of coordinates is crucial for the navigation of aircraft, ships and GPS devices - How is the magnetic field of ...

Earth’s magnetic north pole has been shifting gradually for centuries due to the movement of molten metals in the planet’s outer core. In the 1990s, magnetic north began to experience an unprecedented ...

Understanding plate tectonics is key to grasping how the Earth’s geology works and how oceans and continents came to be. These massive slabs, part of the lithosphere, meet at their edges where all the ...

Kim Kardashian and her daughter North West are twins in height and furs. The “Kardashians” star, 44, and West, 11, dined at celebrity hotspot Nobu over the weekend and sported matching fur ...

A new interactive map has revealed dozens of US cities could ... the West Coast is actually rising too due to shifting tectonic plates, which causes sea levels to increase at a slower pace ...

The North Bund, a "new urban magnetic pole," is set to become a leading area for both Shanghai and the global community through historical preservation and urban renewal. The North Bund in downtown ...

New research from Utrecht University reveals that these regions are not only hotter than the surrounding “graveyard” of cold, sunken tectonic plates but also ancient—at least half a billion years old, ...

It marked the start of a long process in which the African plate is splitting into two tectonic plates - the Somali plate and the Nubian plate. Advert The crack resides on the borders of the ...