Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ...

Eruptions from volcanic arcs, found where tectonic plates converge, are one of the major drivers of natural carbon emissions, ...

Earth has experienced many icehouse and greenhouse climates. A new study shows how they connect to plate tectonics.

Before Pangea ever existed, Earth already pulled off a massive experiment called Nuna, and it quietly changed life forever.

Caltech’s Katie Bouman explains how the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration captured the first imager of the Sagittarius A* ...

Iceland is the Land of Fire and Ice, and never is this taken so literally. Nowhere else do such utter opposites get squeezed ...

Earth’s deep interior may hold water equal to today’s oceans, challenging long-held views of how the planet became habitable.

Mount Damavand is many things at once: a dormant volcano, a national icon, a climber's proving ground, a wildlife refuge, and ...

A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major ...

Astronauts orbiting the Earth are drilled to deal with the worst possible scenarios. That includes having to leave a doomed ...

New research reveals that the highest tsunamis in history were caused by sudden landslides, not earthquakes, leaving ...

The Piton de la Fournaise's favorable location and the timing during the austral summer school holidays led to a steady ...