A ‘city-destroying’ asteroid is currently on a path towards Earth and could hit as soon as 2032. Now experts have modelled ...

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to fluctuate before likely dropping to zero. Here’s why.

Sedimentary rocks are also used to study palaeontology and palaeoclimate. The rigid-body motion of Earth’s wandering inner core has now been reliably tracked over the past 20 years. With this ...

Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move—and in surprising ways. With the release of the World Magnetic Model 2025, ...

Eddies are large, rotating currents that contribute to ocean mixing and transport of heat and salt in seawater. Importantly, ...

The complex motion of the outer core causes the magnetic ... The World Magnetic Model is a mathematical model of Earth's magnetic field and a prediction for how the field will evolve over the ...

Observed polar motion (red arrow ... But this new model provides a tool to study humanity's past use of groundwater. "Observing changes in Earth's rotational pole is useful for understanding ...

The evaluation and ensemble analysis of Earth system models is crucial for model improvements and a prerequisite for reliable climate projections of the 21st century to be used as guide-lines for ...

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.