The Pea Ridge iron mine opened in the 1950s, and produced iron ore for decades, until America’s shrinking steel industry left ...

The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take millions of years to form, but that is giving scientists ample time to glean ...

The Strait of Hormuz is a difficult, almost impossible, problem to solve through military means alone,” Hinote said. Keeping the waterway open militarily, he said, would mean taking and holding the ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported brief lava fountaining activity on Monday at Mayon Volcano as its effusive eruption continues for 70 days. In its latest ...

When people think of volcanoes on Mars, one name usually dominates the conversation: Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system. But height isn't everything. Mars is also home to a volcanic ...