Unraveling the mysteries of our planet, scientists have recently discovered the fate of a large chunk of Earth’s crust that ...

New global stress map reveals areas where the Earth's crust is on the verge of collapse, doubling the data and changing ...

A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

The discovery reveals how fragments of continental crust are stripped from beneath tectonic plates and pushed under the ocean ...

We don’t often think about gravity, the invisible force that anchors us to Earth, as it always seems constant and dependable. However, it will slightly vary, sometimes by enough to make you weigh ...

By studying ancient lava flows that fractured over Turkey’s Tuz Gölü Fault, researchers at Curtin University have uncovered ...

Rare earth elements possess unique properties including magnetism, luminescence and resistance to heat, due to which it makes them difficult to replace in modern technologies.

There's a fragile trade war truce. But Beijing may have given Trump less than it seems — and still has the leverage ...

The discovery, made just off the coast of Vancouver Island in the Pacific Ocean, shows that a section of the oceanic crust is ...

Tulane researchers uncover why some continental plates stay strong while others fracture, reshaping understanding of Earth’s ...

A newly discovered, remarkably well-preserved impact crater is shedding fresh light on how extraterrestrial bodies collide ...