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 crust of North America, scientists have found that the deep roots of the continent are slowly dripping away in blobs of rock.

Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies ...

Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.

Lithospheric dripping occurs when the underside of Earth's rocky crust is heated to a certain temperature. As the rock melts, ...

Earthquakes are among the most formidable natural disasters, striking with little warning and causing widespread devastation.

The socio-political differences between India’s north and south may have reduced with decades of assimilation but Hindu ...

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

Malaysians should remain vigilant for earthquakes even though it is outside the Pacific Ring of Fire, says an expert.

Myanmar is considered to be one of the most geologically "active" areas in the world because it sits on top of the ...

In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of ...