For billions of years, Earth’s continents have stood firm, forming the foundation for mountains, rivers, and life itself. But ...

A subduction zone near Cascadia is unraveling piece by piece. The process offers a rare glimpse into how tectonic plates die ...

Extreme heat deep in Earth’s crust forged the strong, stable continents that have endured for billions of years.

New research reveals that Earth’s continents owe their stability to searing heat deep in the planet’s crust. At more than ...

Recent scientific investigations have revealed that a significant portion of Earth’s crust has disappeared over millions of years, primarily due to extensive erosion. This discovery has shed light on ...

For billions of years, Earth’s continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems ...

The world's unrelenting need for energy, as well as increasingly warm temperatures, is making the need for clean sources of power abundantly clear. And while solar, wind, and hydropower are all ...

Fresh basaltic lava flows in the region of Afar, Ethiopia. Credit: Dr. Derek Keir, University of Southampton/ University of Florence Research led by Earth scientists at the University of Southampton ...

Millions of years before blue oceans and wandering continents, the Earth in its early days was a molten, tumultuous planet — ...

Geothermal energy is making a comeback as engineers unlock deep-earth heat with new drilling and closed-loop technologies.