The chemical make-up of crystals that formed from magma hint at an increase in the number of meteorites battering Earth’s ...

Orbital data reveals that rocks transforming deep inside the Earth may be responsible for changes to our planet’s gravitational field.

Interest is growing in fracking techniques pioneered by the oil and gas industry for use in tapping the earth’s crust for power ...

In Earth’s early days, more than 4 billion years ago, the surface was a dangerous and unpredictable place. Violent volcanoes, ...

Something strange is happening underwater, off the coast of Norway—and it’s not just another seafloor oddity. These odd ...

Concentrated hydrogen in the galaxy’s spiral arms can be locked away in zircon crystals, providing startling clues about the ...

The world's unrelenting need for energy, as well as increasingly warm temperatures, is making the need for clean sources of ...

At the heart of this discovery are zircon crystals, tiny geological time capsules that preserve chemical changes across ...

South African diamonds have revealed nickel-rich metallic inclusions, offering the first direct evidence of reactions predicted to occur deep in Earth’s mantle. The study shows how oxidized melts ...

Earth's mantle is a restless, enigmatic engine that powers volcanism, recycles crust, and regulates the long-term evolution ...