The Earth is made up of different layers: Therefore, instead of tectonic plates moving because of the convection currents, evidence suggests it is the plates that drive the convection. Slab pull ...

From the casts of victims from the Mount Vesuvius eruption of AD 79 to objects melted by lava flows, the Earth's surface is laid bare in this ... It includes a Museum map and drawing activities.

Underneath the Earth’s crust we know there is a hot mantle and an even hotter outer and inner core, but now experts say we may have missed something all along. Recently scientists were able to build t ...

Seven planets will line up for a rare "planetary parade" today (Feb. 28) and you can watch it live online, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET (1700 GMT).