Findings also suggest exoplanets lying within habitable zones may be susceptible to ice ages.

Geological evidence suggests the known dinosaur groups diverged early on, supporting the traditional dinosaur family tree.

Study suggests the rare objects likely came from an early planetesimal with a magnetic core.

New model answers longstanding question of how these sudden flows happen; may expand understanding of Antarctic ice sheets.

The existence of a magnetic field beyond 3.5 billion years ago is still up for debate.

Samuel Birch, a new Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Fellow at MIT, will investigate the surfaces of outer solar system objects.

The average power of waves hitting a coastline can predict how fast that coast will erode.

Technique may help scientists more accurately map vast underground geologic structures.

Findings suggest the moon’s magnetic field was produced by the fallout of a crystallizing iron core.

Plate tectonics and mantle plumes set the lifespan of volcanic islands like Hawaii and the Galapagos.