Beneath the American Midwest, part of the continent is gradually losing its foundation. This slow geological phenomenon, ...

Venus may be far more geologically alive than anyone expected. New research suggests its outer crust could be churning with ...

An incredible effort has been made to map the mystery missing continent of Zealandia which was only recently discovered ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Earth's first crust, formed around 4.5 billion years ago, likely had chemical features similar to today's continental crust, suggesting that the distinctive ...

A map showing seismic speed in Earth’s crust at 125 miles depth across the continental U.S. and portions of Central America and Canada. The North American craton (outlined in black dashes) has a ...

Future missions to Venus could also supply additional data on the density and temperature of the planet's crust, which could ...

Venus—a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes—may be even more geologically active near its surface than ...

When Maureen Long talks to the public about her work, she likes to ask her audience to close their eyes and think of a landscape with incredible geology. She hears a lot of the same suggestions: ...

Analyzing nearly ... Damaging Cluster of UK Winter Storms Driven by Swirling Polar Vortex Miles Above Earth Mar. 27, 2025 — Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK ...

A study published in Nature on 2 April reveals that Earth's first crust, formed about 4.5 billion years ago, probably had chemical features remarkably like today’s continental crust. This ...

Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Researchers have made a new discovery that ...