The hidden chemistry of the Earth’s interior may play a far more dramatic role in shaping continents than previously imagined. According to a groundbreaking studypublished in Science Advances, ...

"By dating these rocks and studying the magnetic anomalies they presented," the researchers said, "we were able to map the major geological units across North Zealandia." (CREDIT: Tectonic) Beneath ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Far beneath your feet, two giant “blobs” of dense rock hover above Earth’s core. (CREDIT: Edward Garnero/Mingming Li/Arizona State ...

Scientists recently published new ideas about why Earth’s toughest, oldest continents persist. These continents, known as cratons, have been on earth for more than two billion years. Andrew Zuza, an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. earth from above with a cutaway view displaying a heated interior Geoscientists have solved an age-old mystery of oceanic ...

A new study published in Science Advances by researchers from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (GIG-CAS), along with international collaborators, reveals that ...

UC College of Arts and Sciences Professor Thomas Algeo has been studying the planet's five major mass extinctions since the ...

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous regions, often referred to as "islands," which are the size of continents.

A team of scientists have found a massive "gravity hole" in the historically mysterious and frozen continent of Antarctica.

Beneath the turquoise waters of the South Pacific hides a massive secret—Zealandia, a sunken landmass stretching nearly two million square miles. Though mostly underwater, this geological giant has ...