Henry C. Wu, Scientific Officer, GERICS, discusses the role of evidence and science-based solutions for global climate ...

Sometimes to truly study something up close, you have to take a step back. That's what Andrea Donnellan does. An expert in ...

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San Andreas fault meets the Cascadia subduction zone, an area that could give rise ...

At the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest, one tectonic plate is moving underneath another. New experimental work at UC Davis shows how rocks on faults deep in the Earth can cement ...

In the bigger picture, "down" could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.

Remembered as a pioneering atmospheric scientist who bridged planetary science, climate policy, and undergraduate education, ...

This study will describe how international and national planetary protection policy has been formulated and adopted and identify associated lessons to inform future policy development. The National ...

A study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters has uncovered evidence of an extreme ancient solar storm that struck Earth over 14,000 years ago, during the waning days of the ...

The Committee on Planetary Protection (CoPP) monitors progress implementing the planetary protection guidelines associated with priority programs and missions identified in the National Academies ...

Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the ...

Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These 11-million-year-old glass fragments differ chemically and geographically ...