ETH Zurich scientists confirmed that solid rock flows deep inside Earth, solving a decades-old mystery about seismic waves.

I just returned home from an adventure in Ecuador, the highlight was two weeks on a boat exploring the Galápagos Islands. As ...

The coast is the scene of a constant battle between the forces of the sea and the resistance of the coastline to those forces ...

Tiny glass beads from Apollo missions reveal Moon's ancient volcanic eruptions through sparkling mineral coatings.

Visitors to the national parks are often encouraged to “leave no trace” when recreating, meaning there should be no sign you ...

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world's most devastating earthquakes and ...

Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, home to Missouri’s highest point and Mina Sauk Falls (the state’s tallest waterfall), is also ...

Elephant Rocks State Park in Belleview, Missouri, is exactly that kind of magical spot. Let me tell you something about giant pink granite boulders – they’re not just rocks, they’re time machines ...

XGS Energy and Meta have partnered on a new geothermal project aimed at powering the tech giant’s data center operations in ...

In a lesser-traveled corner of Big Bend National Park, scientists are uncovering one of the most detailed records of ancient ...

A ‘ghost plume’ identified deep in the mantle beneath Oman suggests there may be more heat flowing out of Earth’s core than ...

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