A layer of rock just 520 million years old sat directly on top of ancient rock dating back 1.4 to 1.8 billion years.

A meteor streaked over Northeast Ohio Tuesday morning, causing a loud boom. Experts say some fragments may have reached the ground.

Born of colliding continents and vanished seas, the Strait of Hormuz is the million‑year accident that turned buried oceans into oil, and a thirty‑mile gap in the rocks into the world's most dangerous ...

The Laacher See volcano in Germany has emitted a new deep signal, and scientists are analyzing changes beneath the surface ...

This belt, known as the Ladakh Magmatic Arc, is now extinct, but once produced enormous amounts of molten rock deep beneath the surface.

Scientists discovered Hawaii’s deep mantle plume is splitting, which may create two future volcanic island chains.

Oxygen isotope analysis of lunar soil shows meteorites delivered only a limited amount of water to the Earth–Moon system ...

Our planet plunged into one of the most dramatic climate states in its long history, approximately 720–635 million years ago.

Explore the top 10 countries with the largest rare earth reserves as global demand for these critical minerals surges. Discover how nations like Australia, Malaysia, and India are emerging as key ...

The discovery of a new tektite-strewn field in northeastern Brazil points to a large meteorite impact—but geologists have yet to find the crater.

There are many open questions about how our planet formed 4.55 billion years ago: When did plate tectonics start? When did the Earth's mantle begin to vigorously circulate in a process called ...