Introduction]Beneath our feet, deep within the Earth, lies a massive lump of metal known as the 'inner core'.In recent years, ...

The ongoing formation of the Apennine mountain range has been a mystery for years, but scientists are starting to piece together its surprising geology.

The one-of-one Rock Jacket uses thousands of tiny slate tiles ...

Scientists say Earth’s crust is slowly ‘unzipping’ beneath Italy’s Apennines, revealing a process that could help explain the ...

Earth's crust unzipping beneath Italy may explain seismic activity in the Apennine Mountains.

When Earth tips over to restore its rotational balance, sea levels shift around the globe—episodes scientists have now traced ...

The scarcity of rocks preserved from the first billion years (Gy) of Earth's history hinders our ability to study the nature of the earliest crust. Rare >4.0-Gy-old zircons confirm that felsic crust ...

A chunk of the Earth's crust is missing and scientists have discovered where it is ...

The ground beneath your feet is not stable.Not metaphorically, but literally.Key PointsThe Earth is not a stage for ...

Two Canadian researchers may have discovered the source of the multi-decades-long changes in Earth's length of day.

Earthquake effects can include liquid ground, moving lakes, glowing skies, landslides and coastlines that suddenly end up ...

Bloomberg Philanthropies, Coefficient Giving, and the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future recently convened a meeting in New ...