When Maureen Long talks to the public about her work, she likes to ask her audience to close their eyes and think of a landscape with incredible geology. She hears a lot of the same suggestions: ...

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

New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...

The research revealed that Earth’s first crust, formed about 4.5 billion years ago, likely had chemical features similar to those of today’s continental crust. The finding challenged widely held ...

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

Researchers have discovered cratonic thinning occurring beneath North America, driven by the remnants of the Farallon Plate.

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

As the tectonic plates of geopolitics shift, an interesting development has been the relative stability and neutrality of the Gulf states, which have hosted peace talks on both Israel-Gaza and ...

As asteroid mining becomes a reality, scientists are questioning whether extracting space minerals could alter Earth’s gravitational balance, disrupt tectonic plates, or even increase seismic ...

According to Amnesty International’s Human Rights Barometer, almost half of respondents (46%) believed that Australia was a ‘successful multicultural society’ and just over half of respondents (55%) ...

A British woman living in Australia has shared the 'odd' differences she's noticed since relocating Down Under. Sydney Graves, a midwife from the UK, emigrated from Newcastle to Melbourne in ...