The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too ...

Imagine Earth containing the remnants of an ancient planet locked within its mantle. This intriguing concept has gained momentum with recently emerging seismic research showing two gigantic structures ...

'Theia' is a long-vanished world, a planet-sized body thought to have smashed into the early Earth and that helped to form the moon. A new study has now analysed ancient lunar and terrestrial rocks to ...

New research suggests Mars was once a blue planet, as scientists identify river deltas and signs of a vast ancient ocean on ...

Thin, seasonal ice may have protected ancient lakes on Mars, allowing liquid water to last for decades despite cold ...

The dwarf planet Ceres, tucked away in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has long been considered a quiet, frozen remnant of the early solar system. With its airless surface, icy shell, and ...

Seismic imaging has exposed two massive zones hidden deep in Earth’s mantle. These giant blobs, known as large low-velocity provinces, or LLVPs, stretch beneath Africa and the Pacific. They are so ...

Mars, now a dusty world of rusted rock and thin air, once carried enough water to transform its face into something far more ...

Was Mars a friendly planet for water, even life, in its ancient past? Huge channel networks run across its surface. Rocks show signs of water immersion. Yet pictures sent back from NASA's Curiosity ...

Simon Lamb has received grants from the UK Natural Environment Research Council which has supported this work. His book 'The Oldest Rocks on Earth' is published by Columbia University Press, and he ...

New reconstructions of 540 million years of climate history show the planet tumbling between icehouse and hothouse states, revealing how rare and vulnerable our temperate moment is. Some 4 billion ...