New findings provide a greater understanding of plate subduction, or how tectonic plates slide beneath one another. This recycling of surface materials and volatile elements deep into the Earth's ...

We've mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA's SWOT satellite. Using ...

The ocean covers 71% of Earth's surface, yet we have better maps of the Moon, Mars and Venus than we do of the ocean floor, ...

The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic ...

A local geologist says the tectonic plate movement that caused last week's earthquake in Myanmar was also behind the 2004 ...

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

Gather your supplies! In this episode we will use everyday materials to learn about tectonic plates and fault lines.

Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

Scientists have worked for years to build better systems to keep people safe from earthquakes and volcanoes. Will those systems survive?

The first such neuroscientist was Giulio Tononi, an associate of Koch’s, who told me my consciousness was “so much greater” than the alpine mountain I lived under at the time, Washington’s ...