I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

As Neotethys closed up, the oceanic crust went under the Eurasian continent. The continental portion of the Arabian plate, which underpins modern-day Iraq and Saudi Arabia, was dragged behind, ...

This created what is known as a subduction zone. Then the oceanic plate slipped deeper and deeper into the Earth’s mantle, scraping off folds limestone as it did so, until the Indian and Eurasian ...

Scientists have uncovered potential remnants of Earth's ancient crust, often referred to as ‘sunken worlds,’ hidden deep ...

Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard has stepped away from the team in order to help members of his family who were forced to evacuate due to the Southern California wildfires ...

Crustal rocks deep underneath are in the process of foundering, or sinking into the mantle. Credit ... of differentiation that occurs throughout Earth’s crust, they argue.

In pursuit of understanding these celestial bodies, astronomers have stumbled upon a supermassive black hole, located a whopping 12.9 billion light-years from Earth, and it's doing something ...

Science News: A supermassive black hole has been discovered by astronomers that's shooting a giant energy beam directly at Earth. The cosmic juggernaut, which is about as massive as 700 million suns, ...

Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole firing a giant energy beam directly at Earth. This cosmic giant, weighing as much as 700 million suns, is located in a galaxy from the early ...

Both supercontinents formed over what is now the African domain A new study reveals that Earth's mantle is divided by the Pacific Ring of Fire, a geological scar reflecting the formation and ...

Miranda Rae Mayo has made her mark on Chicago Fire. After joining the NBC drama in 2016, the actress has become a fan favorite and one-half of the TV power couple 'Stellaride'. Sure, her ...

NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) said it will vote for activist investment firm Mantle Ridge's four director candidates to the board of Air ...