About 56 million years ago, Europe and North America began pulling apart to form what became the ever-expanding North Atlantic Ocean. Vast amounts of molten rock from Earth's mantle reached the ocean ...

We know Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many geographically and biologically special features. Yet few of us know it also has ...

A collapsed lava tube detected in 30-year-old radar data from Venus may be part of a much wider network of underground caves.

Researchers have uncovered more than a thousand previously unknown tectonic ridges across the Moon’s dark plains, showing the ...

Far beneath the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,000 kilometers off Portugal’s coast, lies a colossal underwater canyon system that ...

Three earthquakes reported over weekend; geologist says this is not a sign of a bigger event ...

Researchers have created the first worldwide map and detailed study of small mare ridges (SMRs), subtle geological features that signal tectonic ...

The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

Shrinking lakes in Tibet likely woke up long-dormant tectonic faults, a new study finds. The findings strengthen the link between climate change and earthquakes ...

The summit pyramid of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth, is built from the remains of creatures that lived on an ancient seafloor roughly 470 million years ago. Limestone near the peak ...