Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

Take a once-in-a-lifetime journey across all seven continents to explore Earth's most breathtaking natural wonders. From vast canyons and towering mountains to ancient forests, roaring waterfalls, and ...

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

Scientists are unraveling the mystery of magnetoreception, the ability of animals like birds and sea turtles to navigate ...

Scientists found that the speed at which continents split apart directly influences how molten rock flows deep beneath ...

The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or melted by geologic processes over billions of years.

Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...

Geologic records reveal that magnetic field strength and oxygen levels rise and fall together, implying deep-Earth processes ...

Gray rocks uncovered in northern Nunavik, Quebec, Canada may be the ultimate primordial find. The stones date back 4.16 ...

A study reveals that the oldest continental crust on Earth is slowly being broken up by shifting tectonic forces.

Deep beneath Earth’s surface, hot mantle rock slowly rises, fueling massive volcanic activity, tearing continents apart, and ...