The deadly Myanmar earthquake last week was the biggest among a number of smaller quakes that rocked the region.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that rocked the bottom of the South Island struck in a seismic environment poorly understood by ...

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics ...

Geologists have made certain assumptions about how the crust making up our planet's earliest surface formed, but a new study ...

A new study has changed what scientists thought they knew about Earth’s early history. Researchers have discovered that the ...

Trump’s ideal of a self-reliant America is built on economically flawed assumptions. The plan really is bananas.

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

Earth is the only known planet which has plate tectonics today. The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the planet’s magma creates continents – and may have even helped create life. In ...

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

Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors more than three days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck ...