The formation of Heart Mountain near Cody is a story of a block of rock the size of Rhode Island moving at 700 mph, an ...

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals ...

Researchers in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift reported a deep, rhythmic mantle “pulse” that is slowly tearing Africa apart to form a ...

The most well-known geologic hotspot is the Hawaiian Islands, where the movement of the Pacific plate has left a chain of islands, atolls, and seamounts more than 3,700 miles long.

Research shows smaller islands could hold the key to long-term survival of Indonesia’s rare mammals ...

Jezero Crater, once a lake bed some 3.5 billion years ago, has become the focus of NASA’s search for signs of past life. It’s ...

The blooms have become an annual problem in the Great Lakes. DNA studies show what’s growing there and why it’s dangerous.

Hundreds of endangered tidewater gobies were returned to their home in Topanga Lagoon five months after being moved from the ...

Beautiful beaches, swanky new hotels and a World Heritage Site have helped this seaside town explode in popularity, says ...

There’s no geological artist quite like Earth’s plate tectonics. Thanks to this ongoing operation, we have mountains and oceans, terrifying earthquakes, incandescent volcanic eruptions, and ...

The untamed coast is home to UNESCO World Heritage Site Giant’s Causeway. The jaw-dropping geological wonder formed almost 60million years ago from volcanic eruption and slowly-cooling lava. It’s a ...