A new geological model revolutionizes a century of theories: a rigid wedge of mantle keeps the Himalayas standing.

Scientists discovered a crack under the sea off Vancouver Island, NFZ in Cascadia region, that could alter Pacific subduction ...

A careful analysis of the complex boundary where four tectonic plates meet reveals that one of the slabs is tearing itself ...

The Grand Canyon is a gigantic geological library, with rocky layers that tell much of the story of Earth’s history.

Far from boring, this period saw the reorganization of deep Earth in manners that prepared the way for life to grow complex.

Where is the impactor?” The question, raised during a planetary science lecture back in 2019, struck a chord with ...

Picture the Earth’s crust and you most probably think of dense, dry rock. You don’t imagine a goey, honey-like substance ...

The mantle has three to five times more carbon than researchers would expect based on the proportion of elements in stars and other planets. The diamonds found in this layer of Earth might explain the ...

What is the chemical composition of the Earth’s interior? Because it is impossible to drill more than about ten kilometres deep into the Earth, volcanic rocks formed by melting Earth’s deep interior ...

A recent study reveals the Himalayas' enduring strength stems not just from thick crust but from a rigid slice of Earth's mantle acting as a geologica ...

On April 12, 2023, geologists, microbiologists and other scientists sailed to the Atlantis Massif, a 14,000-foot underwater mountain sitting on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The plan: To dig into ...

A team of Japanese researchers hopes to drill through the Earth's crust and reach the mantle directly. This would be a major achievement; our efforts to reach the mantle to-date have not been ...