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During the lead-up to recent volcanic eruptions near the city of Grindavík, scientists documented graben formation in real time.
Scientists don’t know why — or when — the next big one will strike.
Curiosity delivers once again.
The more we look at them, the more intriguing they are.
Australian crystals hint at fresh water, as well as land rising above Earth’s Hadean ocean.
Subsurface lava tunnels are important for our exploration of the moon. Scientists just found a very promising one.
Geological folds, exemplified by the striking features of Mount Head, offer a window into the dynamic processes that shape our planet.
Thankfully, no one was around and there were no injuries.
A team of researchers used CT scans and computer models to image trilobites in unprecedented detail.
It's one of the most Earth-like places in our solar system... except it's nothing like the Earth.
A new study shows Earth's Great Oxidation Event was a prolonged, chaotic process lasting 200 million years with fluctuating oxygen levels
China has a stranglehold on the global rare earths supply. Norway may loosen it.
Who knew a Martian meteorite could be so pretty?
Cement and clay bricks could be replaced with olivine-based alternatives.
Although the San Andreas fault hasn't been behaving as usual, it's best not to get complacent.
When discovered, TJBH was believed to be only 30 meters deep. However, in reality, it is deeper than the deepest blue holes on Earth.
Salmon are pretty curious creatures now. In the past, they were even funkier.
Even if you could get there, you're not getting that gold.
This may have been the Bronze Age, but craftsmen in Spain somehow got their hands on meteorite iron.
Does this look like a Triassic hotspot to you?
A drop in volcanic CO2 emissions may have once encased Earth in ice from pole to pole.
Liquid water on ancient Mars seems to be essentially confirmed now.
These things happen in geological time, not over night.
Iceland's Krafla Magma Testbed project aims to transform renewable energy by tapping into a volcano's magma chamber.
Hidden in one of the driest environments on the planet are lagoons teeming with life
Plastic is now a geological phenomenon.
Fine silicate dust contributed to a prolonged "impact winter".
It formed off the coast of Japan at the end of October.
A town was evacuated and Iceland has entered a state of emergency.
A recent study has delved into these fiery outbursts, offering unprecedented insights into the inner workings of this Icelandic volcano.
Apparently, it tastes 'very salty and bitter'.
NASA's InSight data reveals a 150-km molten layer in Mars' mantle, reshaping our understanding of its internal structure and magnetic field."
It’s an important development in the search of life on the Red Planet
This marsquake opens up a can of tectonic worms.
It's the first time something like this has been discovered.
No, it’s not because of the recent flooding.
Earth's environment may become unlivable for mammals in the next 250 million years, but at least this time human are not to blame.
It could mean big things for the electric vehicle industry.
Research on the Deniliquin structure points to an asteroid impact that would have been more than double the scale of the one that killed the dinosaurs.
Scientists have finally unraveled the mystery behind the powerful volcanic eruptions that catapult diamonds from deep within the Earth, scattering these precious gemstones across the planet's surface.
Olympus Mons could have been a volcanic island in the middle of a now-vanished Martian ocean.
Researchers have identified nearly imperceptible shifts along fault zones up to 2 hours before large earthquakes, potentially paving the way for better earthquake warning systems.
The inner core is not all solid as scientists used to think.
Studying historic eruptions through a storytelling lens often improves our understanding of and ability to prepare for such events.
For the first time, scientists have forged a nearly all-encompassing model of Earth’s surface evolution.
Humans have changed the planet in some pretty shocking ways.
The two tectonic plates in San Andreas are gliding past each other. Now, we can see them from high in the sky.
Marsquakes are helping us understand our solar neighbor.
As the city gradually sinks, it also becomes more vulnerable to flooding.
Martian seismic events provide clues to planet’s history
