A peer-reviewed study published in Science argues that Yellowstone’s volcanic system owes its heat and magma not to a deep ...

This chapter summarizes the principal conclusions and recommendations developed elsewhere in this report. Major conclusions are printed in italics and recommendations in bold. Basic research in the ...

One of the most active regions in the world is the Pacific Ring of Fire. According to the USGS, this region is where the ...

In the 45°C heat of the midday April sun, I swing my sledgehammer into the terracotta-varnished lobes of pillow basalt ...

Geologists studying some of the planet's oldest volcanic rocks have uncovered new evidence that water was playing a major ...

A submarine eruption north of Papua New Guinea may be building new land while satellites track its evolution from above.

Earth was once covered by a global magma ocean, which later cooled and crystallised – now traces of this primordial event ...

Kirstyn Hill has worked as a clinical pediatric and women’s health pharmacist since 2020. She was driven to work with a patient population that is not often able to easily speak up for themselves and ...

Nearly 660 kilometers (410 miles) beneath Earth's surface lies one of the planet's most important internal boundaries. Known ...

The Earth is four and a half billion years old, so why they started appearing then is unknown, as is the mechanism to make ...

After years of anticipation, 'The Odyssey' is finally coming to theaters in a few short weeks. We break down the mammoth cast ...