A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

Had one hoped to leave a time capsule for today’s Bostonians in the Permian period 250 million years ago, much less the Pliocene epoch four million years ago , they would have been completely, utterly ...

Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...

Scientists continue to explore the deep story of how Earth and the moon formed. One idea has gained attention because it ...

The planet’s long-standing natural “thermostat” is being outpaced by an feedback loop process involving algae, phosphorus, ...

Once inside the oceanic mantle, bits of continents become part of the magma factory that powers ocean volcanoes.

New research shows how deep-sea fish evolved unique body shapes depending on depth and habitat, revealing surprising ...

The knowledge of how Earth recycled its crust revealed that fragments of continents slowly peeled away and swept deep beneath ...

Ahead of COP30, more than 160 scientists released a report warning global warming is pushing humanity into a “danger zone” ...

Earth is called the Blue Planet because 71% of its surface is covered with water, giving it a blue glow when seen from space.

Decades after his initial climate warning, NASA scientist James Hansen now highlights an alarming acceleration in climate ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden geological process where fragments of continents are slowly stripped from below and swept deep into the oceanic mantle, sparking volcanic activity in unexpected ...