Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or melted by geologic processes over billions of years.

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...

The Earth’s crust is disappearing right beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it. Now, if you’re a geologist, ...

In 2008 scientists reported that rocks in Canada were the world’s oldest. New data appear to confirm this contested claim ...

When the island of Santorini was rattled by thousands of small earthquakes earlier this year, many people were left mystified ...

The discovery of a new lifeform within Earth’s crust has sent ripples through the scientific community, challenging our ...