Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

At 4,000 miles long and 30–40 miles wide, the East African Rift (EAR) system is one of the geologic wonders of the world.

Like a moth in a cocoon, the metamorphosis of Earth's crust from molten goop to solid land is hidden from view, leaving scientists to guess at how the eons-long process unfolds. Using nearly four ...

For decades, scientists believed that magma chambers beneath volcanoes were transient, forming before an eruption and then ...

Scientists have discovered hidden treasures in the Earth's mantle. Hidden deep within Earth's mantle are two colossal ...

It's a place where few living things can survive in the water. Deep in the world's largest rainforest, there is a boiling ...

Scientists have discovered portions of the Earth's crust sinking into the mantle beneath California's Sierra Nevada mountains. This phenomenon, occurring over millions of years, helps explain ...

Scientists have discovered that portions of the Earth's crust are peeling away and sinking into the mantle. The geological churning is happening beneath California's Sierra Nevada mountains. The ...

NASA’s Juno mission found Io’s biggest volcanic eruption ever. The explosion was stronger than all Earth’s power plants ...

Amid Earth’s mobile tectonic plates, subduction zones arise as regions of intense geological activity and concentrate minerals into ore deposits like gold.