Imagine a quiet day suddenly interrupted by the ground splitting apart right before your eyes. This is exactly what happened in Myanmar in March 2025, when a powerful earthquake shook the region. A ...

Long ago, Earth's outer shell cracked into pieces, which we now call tectonic plates. In a new study, scientists investigated the origins of plate tectonics and found its history rooted in Earth.

A new animation showcasing Earth's evolution has surfaced in a new paper published in the journal Science. The animation was created using a new model, which highlights over 100 million years of ...

The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over cracks in the Brunt ice shelf, which lies in the Weddell Sea sector of Antarctica. Using radar images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RIDGECREST, Calif. — The 7.1 magnitude ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A stunning animation uses 20 years of results from environmental satellites to show seasonal and ...