Geologists have uncovered the remains of a massive tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean, a plate that had been hidden for ...

The Costa Rican expert in geophysics and seismology shares his perspective on earthquake prediction and the imminent eruption ...

Experts say Karachi is surrounded by several active and dormant fault lines, can’t withstand even a moderate intensity tremor.

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An international study has revealed how continental collisions may have supercharged the Earth's richest deposits of copper, ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...

A new study has provided a major update on why Africa is being split into two. The rift has been happening gradually for ...

Lopez Island kids and families have an extraordinary opportunity to journey through 540 million years of Earth’s history — no time machine required. The BurkeMobile is making a special stop on Lopez ...

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