Geomorphology – the study of landforms and the processes that shape the Earth’s surface – integrates observations of tectonic, fluvial, glacial, aeolian, and coastal dynamics to explain landscape ...

Earth cross section showing the classic distinction between crust, mantle and core. But new research shows Earth's structure is far more complicated and may change over time. Analyzing an unusual ...

Geomorphology is the scientific discipline that investigates the origin, evolution, and spatial distribution of landforms and the processes that shape Earth’s surface across a range of temporal and ...

New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously ...

Movement of the crust isn’t the only factor shaping Earth’s topography. Credit: Nachoman-au via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Movement of the crust isn’t the only factor shaping Earth’s topography.

Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world -- they are its architects. A new study has revealed how hundreds of species shape the landscapes we depend on, from vast termite mounds visible ...

Researchers studying the deep biosphere, Earth’s largest ecosystem, have found evidence that life thriving miles below the ...