A new study found rare metals, including gold, leaking from Earth’s core to the surface through volcanic activity.

Earth’s core is apparently a bit leakier than scientists expected. In a new study published in Nature, researchers describe ...

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Our data confirmed that material from the core, including gold and other precious metals, is leaking into the Earth’s mantle above.” It’s the strongest evidence yet that the Earth’s core is leaking ...

An individual with sound general knowledge would answer “Fort Knox” when asked, “Where is the world’s largest gold reserve ...

One Pluto year equals 248 Earth years. At 1473 miles in diameter—about half the width of the United States—Pluto is the ...

Andy Weir's bestselling story "The Martian" predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans on Mars three times, perfected return-to-Earth flight systems and collaborated with the China National ...

Can Mars become a second Earth? Explore the science, challenges, and future of terraforming Mars for human colonization.

The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, according to a new study.

If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice sheets may melt ...

The system ʋ Octantis (pronounced nu Octantis) should be hostile to planets. It contains a sub-giant star 57 percent heavier than our Sun and a white dwarf about 43 percent lighter.

Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface.