With findings on Earth’s polar extremes and its innermost core, scientists shaped how we look at the planet in 2025 in surprising and fascinating ways.

How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don’t yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...

In 2025, scientists discovered that gold is escaping from Earth's core and the world's oldest rocks may be located in Quebec, ...

When Earth was a molten inferno, water may have been locked safely underground rather than lost to space. Researchers ...

A billion years ago, days lasted 19 hours: the balance between the oceans, the atmosphere, and the Moon slowed down the Earth ...

Researchers have discovered chemical traces of life in rocks older than 3.3 billion years, offering a rare look at Earth’s earliest biology. By combining advanced chemical methods with artificial ...

From Earth’s oldest rocks to glowing swamp lights and hidden ocean life, scientists in 2025 uncovered clues beneath our feet ...

Relative plate motions and plate boundary geometries are from Cao et al. (2024), with plate motions placed in a mantle reference frame. Continents are light grey, with continental margins shown in ...

Through the analyses of gases and fluids preserved within salt crystals, the team extended the direct record of Earth’s ...

Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...

Long before the continents acquired their modern shape, the terrestrial crust was restless, forming primitive continents and early mountain chains. Among those, two regions stand as the oldest ...