Plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth’s crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought—and may be a big ...

The Marble Caves sit on the shores of a turquoise glacial lake in southern Chile. Light bounces off the water onto the walls, ...

Silent witnesses to the vast history of the Earth, the rocks still curate innumerable secrets of the formation and early ...

Geology is broadly the study of the Earth and ... The formation of porphyry copper deposits in regions of thickened continental crust remains enigmatic. Insights from the Laramide Porphyry ...

On 25 June, Li Chunlai watched eagerly as a capsule carrying the first pieces of the far side of the Moon landed on Earth.

For the millions of people living in earthquake-prone regions, from New Zealand to California, a few minutes of warning could ...

"Artemis astronauts or robots in the south pole region may be able to closely study rocks from deep within the moon’s mantle ...

The robotic explorer is preparing to observe some of the oldest rocks on Mars, which could reveal the planet’s mysterious ...

It seems that the gap has widened in recent years, like a crack in melting ice or a fault line in the earth's crust. The fabled crack in the Liberty Bell seems like an appropriate image for the ...