With unprecedented clarity, scientists have directly observed a subduction zone—the collision point where one tectonic plate ...
Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...
A subduction zone breaking apart was caught in real time, showing how Earth’s tectonic plates die, detach, and reshape the ...
The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home galaxy.
Scientists drilled the deepest core yet, reaching near Earth's mantle, uncovering unique geological samples and offering new ...
A first thought when describing a rock formation likely isn't a mille-feuille, but there are actually certain types composed of many thin layers that bring the flaky pastry to mind. Not only that—but ...
Concentrated hydrogen in the galaxy’s spiral arms can be locked away in zircon crystals, providing startling clues about the ...
We may have been wrong about how the Moon's largest crater, the South Pole-Aitken basin, formed roughly 4.3 billion years ago ...
In a groundbreaking study published in Science Advances (2025), scientists uncovered a fascinating and unusual process ...
A recent report estimates that New Mexico has the potential to produce substantial power from its geothermal resources. But ...
Cratons are thick and relatively cold, making them very durable during earth’s history. Continents, and their craton cores, ...