The shape of the Earth's oceans and continents is dictated inexorable movements of the tectonic plates, but where did those plates even come from?...

The shape of the Earth's oceans and continents is dictated inexorable movements of the tectonic plates, but where did those plates even come from?...

Researchers have discovered a major shift happening in Africa. Forces deep inside the Earth make Africa split apart and create a pathway for a new...

Scientists have uncovered massive, dense rock structures deep beneath the western Pacific, challenging long-held theories about Earth's mantle....

An artificial rendering of the Albertine Rift, which forms the western branch of the East African Rift. Credit: Christoph Hormann / CC BY-SA 3.0...

An artificial rendering of the Albertine Rift, which forms the western branch of the East African Rift. Credit: Christoph Hormann / CC BY-SA 3.0...

Scientists are observing a new ocean forming in Africa's Afar region, a unique geological hotspot. Early magnetic surveys from 1968, combined with...

A remarkable set of dinosaur footprints discovered in Colorado is giving scientists new clues about how a massive, long-necked dinosaur moved more...

A remarkable set of dinosaur footprints discovered in Colorado is giving scientists new clues about how a massive, long-necked dinosaur moved more...

Sixty-million-year-old rock samples from deep under the ocean have revealed how huge amounts of carbon dioxide are stored for millennia in piles of...