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

In East Africa's Afar Depression, scientists have discovered that fresh lava from deep within the Earth's mantle is driving ...

New Mexico geologist and author Magdalena Sandoval Donahue discusses the interesting geology of the Santa Fe National Forest ...

Today in Wyoming history: In 1975, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred in the Yellowstone National Park region. Tomorrow in Wyoming history: In 1920, a skydiver died due to parachute failure near the ...

If confirmed, it would make the Nuvvuagittuq belt the oldest known chunk of Earth’s crust, edging out the Acasta Gneiss formation in the Northwest Territories (4.03 billion years old). That might ...

A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.

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

Leka, a 500-million-year-old geological wonder in Trøndelag, offers a unique travel experience. Explore the island's dramatic ...

Yet some regions are far enough from tectonic plate boundaries to contain rocks that have remained unchanged for billions of ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?