A groundbreaking discovery in northern Quebec has confirmed the existence of Earth's oldest known rocks, dating back 4.16 ...

When the island of Santorini was rattled by thousands of small earthquakes earlier this year, many people were left mystified ...

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

One hundred years ago, on June 23, 1925, a mountainside in the Gros Ventre Range in northwest Wyoming collapsed, unleashing ...

Through the Horizon 2020-funded IMPROVE project, European scientists are deploying cutting-edge tools to reveal the Earth's ...

Manganese (Mn) exists as Mn(II), Mn(III), or Mn(IV) in soils, and the Mn oxidation state controls the roles of Mn in numerous environmental processes. However, the variations of Mn oxidation states ...

Back in 2003, when people still bought CDs in the waning days of the analog era, Meat Puppets singer-guitarist Curt Kirkwood, ...

By using high-resolution fossil data and advanced computing tools, the scientists revealed that over 300 million years ago, ...

A Martian volcano breaks through the clouds in a spectacular image captured by the Odyssey orbiter. This unprecedented view ...

The December 18 explosion is the region’s fourth in three years—and has fired out 10 times more lava per second than any of the past three at their peaks. Here's what happens next.

Scientists believe that gold and other precious metals are slowly leaking to the surface from Earth's core through Hawaiian ...

When it comes to looking after your garden, nutrient-rich mulch is a great solution. You spread it on the surface of your soil to retain water, boost plant growth, suppress the weeds and improve the ...