Fresh evidence suggests early Earth wasn’t locked under a rigid stagnant lid but was already experiencing intense subduction.

The formation of a sixth ocean, and the tectonic shifts that lie ahead, are proof that Earth is a dynamic, ever-evolving ...

Locked inside a frozen rock from the edge of the world is a story that began before Earth had oceans, continents or even a ...

Buried deep below the American Midwest, a new kind of observatory is taking shape that aims to watch some of the most elusive particles in the universe as they stream straight through Earth. The Deep ...

On a scorching summer afternoon at Grootfontein, Namibia, a curious paradox greets every visitor to the Hoba meteorite.

Although Africa holds more than 30 per cent of the world's critical green minerals--including cobalt, lithium, manganese, and rare earth elements vital for building batteries, wind turbines and solar ...

New climate research warns that a wetter Sahara Desert could be in our future, as major rainfall increases and reduced Saharan dust threaten to intensify the Atlantic hurricane season, worsen drought ...

Baden Bower emerged from Australia four years ago with an approach that diverged from industry standards, offering money-back guarantees.

Geologist Anjana Khatwa explains how embracing wonder and awe adds to our scientific understanding of the rocks that form our ...

His research focuses on how subsurface oceans interact with the overlying ice crusts of moons such as Enceladus, one of ...

Africa’s landscapes are full of drama—towering cliffs, sculpted sandstone, balancing boulders and ancient rock walls etched ...

It is rare, but not impossible, for a tropical cyclone to form near the Equator. For Cyclone Senyar, it was whipped up by the northeast monsoon and a concurrent typhoon brewing near the Philippines.