Africa is slowly tearing apart, a process that could lead to a massive land collision creating mountains taller than the Himalayas. This geological shift, driven by mantle convection, will reshape ...

The largest earthquake in New York state history occurred on Sept. 5, 1944, near Massena in St. Lawrence County. The magnitude 5.8 quake was felt across a large portion of the Northeast and Midwest, ...

The Himalayas are often referred to as the Young Fold Mountains due to their relatively recent formation and ongoing geological activity. Formed by the collision of tectonic plates millions of years ...

A magnitude-2.3 earthquake shook near Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County Tuesday morning. The earthquake hit around 9:17 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a unusual rock formation in Oman was created, which could reveal new details about the Earth's ability to store ...

New study reveals that Earth's inner core is undergoing unexpected structural changes, challenging long-held assumptions about its solidity.

Limestone rocks found high on the mountain contain remains of marine organisms that once lived in the ancient Tethys Sea.

A team of scientists have found a massive "gravity hole" in the historically mysterious and frozen continent of Antarctica. The question is, what is causing it?

A megathrust earthquake is coming for the Pacific Northwest. But new imaging of undersea faults and fractures has given scientists even more information about the tectonic plates that will cause that ...

Cornell students reflect on the Artemis program seeking to return astronauts to the Moon and establish a sustained scientific presence there.

A strange uphill river has been puzzling minds for generations. Now, a team of experts has found a few answers as to why the ...