Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said on its website it had detected the quake around 10:26am PT (1:30pm ET) near Bombay Beach ...

Five years after Magna residents and others in the Salt Lake Valley were awakened by an early morning earthquake, the community is still being rebuilt.

At one point or another, iconic DC heroes have even traded codenames, taking up the mantle on behalf of a close colleague or ...

The Earth's hidden ocean is 700 km beneath this continent. Scientists made a discovery that changes everything we thought we ...

Scientists have identified two enormous mountains hidden deep beneath the Earth’s surface, each standing an extraordinary 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) tall—more than 100 times taller than Mount ...

mantle and crust. Plate tectonic theory shows that the crust of the Earth is split into plates (pieces of the Earth’s crust). The movement of these tectonic plates leads to earthquakes and ...

Why has Neymar become so fragile again? Insights into Brazil's Medical Team's Major Decisions Neymar's injury history is nothing short of a tragedy. From Paris Saint-Germain to the Saudi league, his ...

People living in Naples were shaken awake early on Thursday morning after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Italian city - its strongest in 40 years. Some residents left their homes ...