A study on tectonic plates that converge on the Tibetan Plateau has shown that Earth's fault lines are far weaker and the ...

Great things can come from failure when it comes to geology. The Midcontinent rift formed about 1.1 billion years ago and ...

Description: While over 8 billion people have called Earth home for thousands of years, there are still many great mysteries ...

A giant underwater canyon system in the Atlantic appears to have formed through tectonic forces rather than erosion.

Science loves a good underdog story. Throughout history, brilliant minds have proposed ideas so outlandish, so contrary to ...

As good as all the issues are, January 2026 was one of the best. In a time of impermanence in our national values and principles, it’s refreshing to read such good articles about things — rocks, in ...

Geothermal systems that harness heat from deep underground require significantly less land infrastructure than other ...

Submarines have been diving deeper and deeper into the ocean's depths, with undersea explorers looking to dive deeper than ...

A thin, soft and slippery layer of clay-rich mud embedded in rock below the seafloor intensified the 2011 Japan earthquake ...

New seismic imaging shows magma lingering beneath quiet Cascade volcanoes, shaping how scientists monitor and plan for eruptions.

In Tibet, two continental plates collide, forming the world's highest mountain range. Satellite data provides surprising ...

For more than a quarter billion years, coral reefs did far more than brighten shallow seas. Long before humans appeared, ...