The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

Scientists discover enormous pockets of salty brine beneath the Pacific Ocean, key to understanding periodic underwater ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a video update and press release on its study of ...

Geology is full of detective stories about the Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico ...

Japan's new earthquake-sensing nervous system spans ocean fault zones, boosting tsunami warnings by up to 20 minutes and helping prevent disasters like the 2011 catastrophe. The post ...

A new study on the ancient Greek city of Helike shows how repeated earthquakes transformed the landscape and forced ...

The late Toshimi Shimono (1929-2022), a renowned Japanese folklorist and leading authority on the folk traditions of southern ...

This tool gives coastal communities a science-based way to assess their disaster readiness. Scientists make fascinating discovery after studying earthquakes and tsunamis: 'Critical insights' first ...

Yellowstone National Park, renowned for its geothermal features and volcanic history, is beginning to show signs of renewed ...

Long Period Earthquakes (LPEs) linked to the volcanic activity offer understanding the kinetics of active magmatic systems. These events are usually caused by cracks resonating as magma and gases move ...

The so-called earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier dwindled Friday but has surpassed the last large event at the volcano in 2009 ...

Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 years, but new research reveals one ...