In recent years, science has unveiled some astonishing secrets—from what lurks inside black holes to the discovery of a vast ...

Hold onto your sense of balance. Scientists have found fresh proof that Earth doesn't just drift through space — sometimes, ...

A new study traces a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption' to its source, offering new insights into Earth's complex geological history.

Water from both volcanic rocks and deep mantle melted Earth's crust 1.6 billion years ago. This long-lasting melting formed ...

The record-breaking mission offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the geology of our planet’s largest layer.

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, ...

Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be how the continents formed, they say.

Scientists have discovered unusual deep earthquakes under the Sierra Nevada. This may indicate a peeling process in the Earth ...

As you read this, the North American continent’s underside is dribbling away into Earth’s molten mantle. And according to ...