The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the ...

This week, researchers reported on nine rivers and lakes in the Americas that defy hydrologic expectations. Geologists report ...

After a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and an 8.2 magnitude earthquake in Thailand, Bangladesh also felt a 4.5 magnitude ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have found that parts of the North American continent are slowly “dripping” ...

What is the term for the movement of the Earth’s crust, resulting in the creation of mountains and volcanoes?

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It’s long been thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in ...

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we associate with modern continents. This means the telltale fingerprints of ...

Beneath the American Midwest, part of the continent is gradually losing its foundation. This slow geological phenomenon, ...

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China is imposing export controls on several rare-earth elements that have become a focal point in US President Donald ...