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

Earth's surface is a turbulent place. Mountains rise, continents merge and split, and earthquakes shake the ground. All of these processes result from plate tectonics, the movement of enormous chunks ...

Beneath the American Midwest, on the continent of North America, the underside of Earth's crust is dripping into the planetary interior. There, blobs of molten rock are coalescing in the upper mantle ...

A new study has revealed the fascinating origins of some of the world’s largest copper deposits, located in the Gangdese Belt of southern Tibet. Contrary to conventional beliefs that associate these ...

LOS ANGELES (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - A published study claims the Earth's crust is peeling. Scientists have discovered evidence that the Earth's crust is peeling away beneath California's Sierra Nevada ...

Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Researchers have made a new discovery that changes ...

A new model uncovers how Earth’s liquid core has sustained its magnetic field since the planet’s beginnings, offering new ...

Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image of the Dickson Fjord in East Greenland. (Credit: Thomas Monahan.) (CN) — When the Earth started pulsing every 90 seconds in September 2023, scientists didn’t know ...

Mon., June 23, 2025 A composite image of the supernova 1E0102.2-7219 contains X-rays from Chandra (blue and purple), visible light data from VLT’s MUSE instrument (bright red), and additional data ...

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

Diamonds hitch a ride to the surface through explosive kimberlite eruptions, powered by volatile-rich magmas. New simulations ...