With unprecedented clarity, scientists have directly observed a subduction zone—the collision point where one tectonic plate ...

The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home ...

In Earth’s early days, more than 4 billion years ago, the surface was a dangerous and unpredictable place. Violent volcanoes, ...

Concentrated hydrogen in the galaxy’s spiral arms can be locked away in zircon crystals, providing startling clues about the ...

Something strange is happening underwater, off the coast of Norway—and it’s not just another seafloor oddity. These odd ...

Two recent studies used seismic data from NASA's retired InSight mission to shed light on what lies beneath Mars’ surface and ...

New research shows ancient zircon crystals preserve chemical clues, linking Earth’s geological changes to galactic spiral ...

South African diamonds have revealed nickel-rich metallic inclusions, offering the first direct evidence of reactions predicted to occur deep in Earth’s mantle. The study shows how oxidized melts ...

The chemical make-up of crystals that formed from magma hint at an increase in the number of meteorites battering Earth’s ...

Earth's oceans hold an estimated 20 million tons of gold, a treasure worth quadrillions, yet its extremely low concentration ...

New research suggests that the interior of the Moon’s far side may be colder than the side constantly facing Earth, adding ...

It feels like there have been staggering science stories emerging every other day recently, all of which have blown our tiny little minds. First, there was the discovery of a terrifying black hole ...