It took humans only a few thousand years to progress from basic tools to global domination. But considering Earth’s vast history, could another advanced civilization have existed long before us? This ...

For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic ...

The Hidden Chapter Finally Gets a Name A research team outlines how it identified and bestowed a moniker upon a previously ...

Salt is an essential nutrient for the human body. But hundreds of millions of years before the first humans, salt minerals ...

For generations, scientists believed that the West Coast’s two great earthquake engines — the Cascadia subduction zone and ...

Extreme heat forged Earth’s continents billions of years ago, creating the stable foundation that made life possible.

For the first time, scientists have directly witnessed a subduction zone -- the place where one tectonic plate plunges beneath another -- in the midst ...

Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually.

Of all the mysteries surrounding dinosaurs, none has sparked more debate than how their era ended—was it a gradual decline or ...

Dinosaurs weren’t dying out before the asteroid hit—they were thriving in vibrant, diverse habitats across North America.

Whether you're an avid rock collector or simply interested in the world around you — this new tool is designed to make ...