Here's What'll Happen When Plate Tectonics Grinds to a Halt. A new study says we may only have another 1.45 billion years to enjoy the dynamic action of Earth’s geologic engine.

A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical ...

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A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious ...

A plume of molten rock rising from the depths of the Earth in heartbeat-like pulses is slowly tearing Africa apart—and will ...

A research team found evidence that a plume of hot mantle and tectonic plates generate activity deep beneath the Afar region in Ethiopia, which will one day tear apart the African continent and create ...

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

No other changes are expected soon to the fleet of John Lewis-class ships, most of which are named after civil rights figures ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...

In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

Rhythmic pulses of molten rock are rising beneath eastern Africa, according to a new study.The pulsing plume of hot mantle ...