Ancient crystals reveal that Earth began recycling its crust and forming continents billions of years earlier than scientists ...

There is a direct link between Earth’s crust formation and meteorite impacts influenced by the Milky Way’s structure, as found by a new study.

Africa rests on three tectonic plates that are all moving away from each other and this has already caused some changes that ...

The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home ...

The Indian Ocean Geoid Low (IOGL), a significant gravitational anomaly, has puzzled scientists for decades. Research suggests ...

Learn about Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift Theory—how continents once formed Pangaea, evidence supporting it, and its link to modern Plate Tectonic Theory.

A new ocean could soon be forming beneath us. Earth’s surface is a dynamic and ever-changing mosaic of tectonic plates, ...

The discovery stems from the unearthing of well-preserved fossil leaves in the Laisong Formation of Nagaland, dating back ...

A new rectangular telescope design could finally spot Earth-like planets around nearby stars, bringing the search for alien ...

About a century before Glacier Bay became a national park, conservationist John Muir visited the landform now called Russell ...

With CO2 emissions continuing unabated, an increasing number of policymakers, scientists and environmentalists are ...

A scientific team has discovered the first Mesozoic amber deposit with preserved insects in South America in the province of ...