Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

When the ground shakes violently, entire cities can crumble within minutes. Homes, hospitals, roads, and lives can vanish ...

An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.

Deep beneath Earth’s surface, researchers have discovered an ancient seafloor buried for millions of years. This unexpected ...

Part of the greenhouse effect that warms the air near Earth’s surface also cools the upper parts of the atmosphere where space starts and satellites zip around in low orbit. The cooling also ...

Long ago, a large collection of material masses coalesced and formed the Earth – it was a single crust or plate with no oceans – like a hard-boiled egg. Over time, this single shell or plate started ...

A breakthrough study has provided the most detailed 3D look yet at the inner workings of the Tonga Subduction Zone, where Earth’s fastest-moving tectonic plates are reshaping the planet’s crust ...

(b) Schematic diagram of the upper mantle structure beneath the Tonga-Lau-Fiji region. A landmark study published in Geoscience—a leading Chinese journal at the forefront of earth science ...

On a dynamic planet like Earth, it can be easy for drivers of change to ... especially for shallow earthquakes originating in the planet's upper crust, rather than deeper, mantle-driven rumbles.

Some studies suggest that tidal forces or electromagnetic effects could interact with the Earth’s crust, core, and mantle, potentially playing a ... “That makes sense, since heat and water mostly ...