A plume of molten rock rising from the depths of the Earth in heartbeat-like pulses is slowly tearing Africa apart—and will ...

A team of geologists drilled through strange formations dotting the Great Salt Lake's drying playa, and were surprised by what they found.

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world's most devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. How do these danger zones come to be? A study in Geology presents ...

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

Debris from Mercury's heavily cratered surface could have reached Earth, so why haven't we found meteorites from the ...

Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.

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 ...

California's San Andreas Fault is capable of triggering a massive earthquake. Here's what to know about this famous location ...

Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...

A belt of volcanic rock along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada’s Quebec province has been confirmed as the oldest ...

Scientists believe Michigan may be an abundant source of what could become the next big thing in carbon-free energy.