A careful analysis of the complex boundary where four tectonic plates meet reveals that one of the slabs is tearing itself ...

Buried deep beneath the Earth’s surface, scientists have uncovered a mysterious group of microbes unlike anything known ...

Massive volcanic eruptions billions of years ago may have made it snow on Mars, leaving thick buried ice near the planet’s equator.

Research has linked the ability to visualize to a bewildering variety of human traits—how we experience trauma, hold grudges, ...

Scientists discovered a crack under the sea off Vancouver Island, NFZ in Cascadia region, that could alter Pacific subduction ...

New study reveals Earth’s crust collapse in action, offering rare insight into how tectonic plates fracture and reshape the planet.

The Grand Canyon is a gigantic geological library, with rocky layers that tell much of the story of Earth’s history.

For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems and civilizations. But the secret to their stability has mystified ...

The discovery, made just off the coast of Vancouver Island in the Pacific Ocean, shows that a section of the oceanic crust is ...

For months, US and China appeared to simmer their trade tensions by striking deals and replacing warnings of an economic “war” with words like “thaw” and “truce”. The hostilities now appear to return ...

An enormous area of the Earth’s crust has torn and slumped, dropping about 5 kilometers (3 miles). We’ve only just noticed ...