The search for extraterrestrial life oscillates between hope and skepticism. A recent study reports promising clues about a ...

Due to the radiative thermal conductivity of the mineral olivine, only oceanic plates over 60 million years old and ...

These 10 U.S. states experience the highest number of earthquakes, shaking their ground quietly yet consistently, reminding ...

In astonishing new footage, Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano spews a toxic column of ash measuring around 63,000 ...

T he Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is an alien sight to see, but experiencing it is another story. The lowest point in ...

A spot in eastern Africa called the Afar Triangle marks the meeting point of three rift zones—lines where Earth’s crust is being rent apart. Researchers haven’t been sure exactly what drives this ...

Chemical fingerprints from volcanic rock offer hints of what’s happening in the mantle below the area where three rift zones ...

Scientists have long wondered how Earth’s continents first formed. Now, a team of geologists from the University of Hong Kong ...

An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hit Nepal on Sunday morning, as reported by the National Center of Seismology (NCS). As per ...

The vertical movement of the mantle is one of the driving forces that brings about large-scale geological changes to the ...

In the Afar Depression of East Africa, a remarkable geological transformation is unfolding, with scientists revealing that ...