A fascinating new study has shaken up our understanding of Earth’s oceans. It reveals that around 15 million years ago, ...

Since their formation billions of years ago, the oldest parts of the Earth's continental rocks have generated natural ...

When high-velocity asteroids land on Earth, they can form a meteor impact crater. Such collisions have occurred throughout ...

Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) of South Africa, these microscopic ...

Sinkites reveal inverted subsurface structures and may affect carbon storage strategies. Their formation remains under active investigation. Scientists have identified hundreds of massive sand formati ...

Researchers found that earthquake-driven rock fractures can power deep-Earth life by splitting water into energy-rich compounds. Chinese scientists have recently questioned the long-standing idea that ...

The Archean Eon (4–2.5 million years ago) is the second of Earth’s four major geologic eons, a time when the planet was mostly covered by oceans extending far deeper than those found today.

Federal scientists are launching an ambitious mapping project to hunt for what could be a mother lode of rare earth elements ...

Though mostly underwater, this geological giant has sparked debate as a possible eighth continent. Just 5% of its surface peeks above sea level, making it one of Earth’s most elusive landforms.

Impact craters are formed when an object from space such as a meteoroid, asteroid or comet strikes Earth at a very high ...

Earthquake scientists rely on distant seismic instruments to infer how faults rupture during large earthquakes. This video ...