The planetary boundary layer (PBL) is a critical component of the Earth’s atmosphere, governing the exchange of momentum, heat, moisture and pollutants between the surface and the free atmosphere.

Scientists have warned that the planet crossed the global boundary for ocean acidification around the year 2020, according to a new study.

"Its deep, undisturbed waters have acted like a natural time capsule, trapping layers of sediment year after year, each ...

Scientists believe that gold and other precious metals are slowly leaking to the surface from Earth's core through Hawaiian volcanoes.

As India’s space program grows stronger with ISRO’s steady achievements, Indians and people of Indian-origin are also making their mark at NASA. From flying missions to leading important research in ...

At an exhibition in the heart of China's capital, Beijing, cosmic data becomes tangible art.

Sedna, a distant dwarf planet three-quarters the size of Pluto, is inching toward the brightest star in our sky — and in 2076 ...

Once upon a time, Earth may have sported a planetary ring of its very own ... meteorite impacts observed in the geological ...

We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.