Scientists have discovered a pulsating magma plume beneath Africa’s Afar region, slowly splitting the continent. This Rift ...

According to a new study by the American Geophysical Union, the Indian tectonic plate has been sliding northwards for the ...

The question "How many continents are there on Earth?" might seem simple, but when you delve into it, the answer becomes much more complex. While most people around the world are taught that there are ...

Under the world’s biggest iron ore deposits lies a 1.3 billion-year-old secret.

Scientists say Africa is slowly splitting in two due to molten rock pulses beneath Ethiopia, potentially forming a new ocean ...

Radar and gravity records from NASA’s Magellan orbiter show that Venus' surface is still shifting and is not geologically ...

A massive landmass called Zealandia was submerged beneath the southwest Pacific Ocean, and geologists took up the task to map the unknown region.

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key ...

Iron ore deposits are about 1.3 billion years younger than previously believed, reshaping both scientific thinking and mining strategy.

He also names Persia, unequivocally understood as modern-day Iran, which even in Ezekiel’s time was a formidable eastern ...

The formation of Heart Mountain near Cody is a story of a block of rock the size of Rhode Island moving at 700 mph, an ...

This is the first part of a series on the Asian mountain range where the continent's main rivers, vital to the survival of ...