New simulations reveal that an ancient ocean of magma located above the Earth's core continues to shape the planet's ...

An expedition in the Red Sea found several brine pools that appear to be fed by underwater volcanoes, which may be home to ...

Learn more about BLOBS, mantel plumes 1,500 miles into Earth's mantel that contribute to massive volcanic eruptions on the surface.

New research traces the origins of Earth’s most powerful volcanic eruptions to mysterious continent-sized structures deep ...

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused ...

Mitchell Caverns feels like stepping into a fantasy world with its bizarre formations. The two connected caverns, El Pakiva ...

Earth's earliest life forms developed ways to survive the harmful effects of arsenic to cope with dramatic changes in their environment, a new study suggests.

Earth’s oceans keep long, detailed logs of climate change, and some of the best pages come from fusulines – shells smaller than a grain of sand. A recent study shows that these tiny record‑keepers ...

The study, led by Jingchuan Wang, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Maryland, reveals that a dense slab of oceanic crust sank hundreds of kilometers underground, preserving a long-lost ...