One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But do other planets in the solar system have them too?

New study reveals that Earth's inner core is undergoing unexpected structural changes, challenging long-held assumptions ...

Santorini's earthquakes are intensifying as a rare earthquake swarm continues to rattle the Mediterranean's Aegean Sea. The ...

"It's pretty surreal to walk between two major pieces of Earth's crust that are drifting in different directions," Brooke ...

Constructive plate margins close constructive plate marginAn area where two tectonic plates are moving away from one another. are where tectonic plates pull apart due to convection currents in the ...

A team of geologists and mineral physicists at Harvard University, the University of California, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago has found evidence via lab experiments ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an ...

Controversial Dutch researcher and seismologist Frank Hoogerbeets said on Monday that Greece is in volcanic and earthquake ...