A vast, mostly submerged landmass in the South Pacific, Zealandia, is now recognized as Earth's eighth continent. Recent ...

A giant crack is tearing through Africa—and it’s not slowing down. Hidden beneath the surface, a dramatic geological shift is ...

The Earth's crust is constantly moving, and certain regions of the globe offer us unique windows to observe these movements ...

A new study reveals surprising clues about the beginnings of subduction on Earth. The Hadean Eon, which lasted from 4.6 to ...

Two mysterious blobs deep inside Earth may hold clues about the origin of life on our planet, new research finds. Deep ...

For decades, geologists have known that a huge portion of Earth’s earliest continental crust simply vanished from the rock ...

Here's an in-depth exploration of the tectonic map of a hypothetical ocean basin, diving into its formation, features, and dynamic processes. Tectonic Map of a Hypothetical Ocean ...

Activity 6.2 typically involves hands-on exploration and analysis of sediment samples, maps, and data to understand the ...

"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how ...

Newly analyzed Arctic fossils show that marine ecosystems recovered astonishingly fast after the “great dying.” More than 30,000 teeth, bones, and other fossil fragments from a 249-million-year-old ...

Two enormous structures that sit at the border between the Earth's mantle and its core have puzzled scientists for decades.

Hotter temperatures and a series of droughts in what is now Pakistan and India fragmented one of the world’s major early civilisations, providing a "warning shot" for today ...