NASA’s Curiosity Rover has made a discovery that could change how we understand the history of Mars. While exploring the Gale ...

Technically known as the Northern Appalachian Anomaly (NAA), the 350-kilometer- (217-mile-) wide blob of hot rock hasn't been ...

Sinkites reveal inverted subsurface structures and may affect carbon storage strategies. Their formation remains under active ...

An underwater image that a deep-sea exploration company suggested might be Amelia Earhart's missing Lockheed Electra 10-E has turned out to be a rock formation.

Deep Sea Vision via CNN Newsource Sonar imagery taken on November 1 shows the previously unidentified rock formation that was suspected to be Amelia Earhart's missing plane.

The rock formation, which got its name from, well, its resemblance to an elephant trunk, has long been at risk due to erosion. It had been cordoned off from visitors since 2010.

Like corals, sea pens are colonial organisms, meaning they are formed by a colony of polyps. An Anthoptilum gnome, or gnome sea pen, as seen in its natural habitat.

Another underwater enigma often compared to Cuba’s “lost city” is the Yonaguni monument off Japan’s coast. Discovered in the 1980s, the massive stone formation sits around 90 feet underwater and ...

Citations C. Wang et al. The onset of continental weathering recorded in Archean banded iron formations. Geology. Published online December 12, 2024. doi: 0.1130/G52793.1.

The hunt for Earhart’s plane continues The rock formation was more than 16,000 feet (4,877 meters) underwater. Upon first discovery, the team’s advanced autonomous underwater vehicle, or AUV ...