Geologists discovered "gigantic fortresses" under the Earth's crust, which have provided insight into the workings of the ...

Chinese researchers have recently challenged the long-held belief that "all life depends on sunlight." In a study published ...

New simulations reveal a hidden “ocean of fire” that once existed above Earth’s core, influencing the planet’s internal landscape. These ancient molten seas, known as the basal magma ocean, were a ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust moved in relation to each other as early as 3.5 billion years ago ...

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest — but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

Pillars of hot rock appear to connect continental-size moving blobs at the bottom of Earth's mantle to giant volcanic ...

Two massive blobs beneath Africa and the Pacific—each taller than 90 Everests—may be remains of a lost planet. Hidden in ...