New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating ...

Seismic waves from earthquakes have always offered a window into Earth’s hidden interior. For decades, researchers believed ...

Two continents collided millions of years ago, forming a bridge that changed Earth's climate system and triggered one of history's greatest animal migrations.

A rare geological process is tearing the Indian Plate apart deep beneath the surface, scientists have discovered. In a study ...

Federal cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey have prompted fears of losing vital information on earthquake activity and ...

A hidden continent existed under Greenland's ice. Scientists found this lost continental fragment. It is called the Davis ...

While most people think of continents as stationary masses, the truth is that every landmass on Earth is in motion, riding ...

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Beneath the turquoise waters of the South Pacific hides a massive secret—Zealandia, a sunken landmass stretching nearly two ...

Iran's folded rocks are a colorful formation that is part of the Greater Caucasus mountains, which formed when the Eurasian ...

Geologists have uncovered a long-lost continental fragment buried beneath the thick ice of Greenland, a discovery that offers new insight into the ancient forces that shaped Earth’s surface. This ...