The changes are most visible in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia. Scientists say that the Gulf of Aden and the Red ...

Tiny zircon crystals are revealing that Earth’s earliest history may have included surprisingly complex tectonic activity.

Researchers working in a Canadian mine have sampled water that has been sealed inside Precambrian rock fractures for up to ...

Imagine standing 8,000 metres above the sea floor at Mount Everest, and you find a marine fossil. You should not be surprised ...

The reality is more nuanced than the viral claim, yet the answer leans more toward yes than no.

For the first time in Brazil, researchers have identified a field of tektites. These are natural glasses formed by the high-energy impact of extraterrestrial bodies against Earth's surface. These ...

Researchers describe the Jack Hills zircons as a kind of "black box" of Earth's early history, preserving critical clues from a time otherwise lost to geological processes ...

Old crystals found in Western Australia are drawing fresh attention from geologists studying how the planet first took shape. These minerals, known as.

LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN—The Department of Energy (DOE) is exploring parts of western Pangasinan and Zambales for native hydrogen after expert studies suggested the possible presence of this clean energy ...

Scientists have discovered deep-sea and underground microbial ecosystems thriving without sunlight, powered by hydrogen gas produced through geological processes like radiolysis and serpentinization.

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Scientists at Stanford have unveiled the first-ever global map of rare earthquakes that rumble deep within Earth’s mantle rather than its crust. Long debated and notoriously difficult to confirm, ...