The large blue area in the western Pacific (right above the center of the image ... This phenomenon, called mantle convection, drives slow but powerful movements that influence plate tectonics, ...

Sometimes they pull apart at divergent boundaries, and sometimes they push together ... The famous San Andreas Fault in ...

One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...

On February 10, 2025, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 on the Richter scale occurred in district of Kota Marudu, Sabah.

Discover why Africa is slowly splitting into two continents due to the East African Rift. This geological transformation, ...

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

Formed at the convergent boundary where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the Indo-Australian Plate, it’s a geologically active region known for frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.

Kiel. How dangerous are submarine landslides in deep-sea canyons? To answer this question, the German research vessel SONNE sets sail today from Wellington, New Zealand, for a multi-week expedition in ...

The world's smallest continent is on the move - creeping about 2.8 inches, or seven centimetres, a year towards southeast ...

On Thursday evenings, Palm Springs closes off Palm Canyon Drive, the main street, for a street fair — arts, crafts, food, and ...

A week ago, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea. More than 44 million people live in the Caribbean region and population centers are vulnerable to strong shaking.

Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii shot lava 330 feet into the air on Tuesday — the latest in a series of eruptions from one of the world's most active volcanoes.