Primordial helium from the beginning of the solar system may be stuck inside Earth's solid core, new research suggests. The ...

For decades, noble gases like helium have been considered chemically inert, refusing to form stable bonds under normal ...

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

A doughnut-shaped structure has been discovered in the core of the Earth. Just like the universe and space, Earth is also full of mysteries that are yet to be uncovered and this doughnut-shaped ...

The core of the Earth is undergoing surprise structural changes, researchers believe. A new study has seen scientists unexpectedly find that the inner core of our planet is changing its physical ...

The inner core is found 3,000 mile beneath the surface of the Earth. Gravity keeps it within the molten liquid outer core. Researchers had begun their work looking to analyse the slowing of the ...

This story appears in the August 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Indonesia has 127 active volcanoes. Only the U.S. (168) and Russia (144) have more. Essential packing list: We landed ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

The diamond anvil crushed iron and helium together under conditions mimicking those inside the Earth, to create a new ...