An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.

Recent scientific discoveries reveal two extraordinary phenomena that could change our understanding of Earth's hydrology.

These mountains are made of extremely dense and ancient material, giving scientists valuable clues about the Earth's early ...

Southern Spain felt a 4.3 quake in the Gulf of Cádiz early Monday, with two smaller aftershocks recorded. Authorities report no damage.

Researchers have dated volcanic layers at six fossil-bearing sites in Turkey, including one known as Taşhan (shown). The ...

The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs 410–670 kilometers below Earth's surface, may store several oceans' worth of water. This water, which is carried to such depths by subducting tectonic ...

This rift, a tectonic fault line, marks where the Somalian and Nubian plates are slowly moving apart, setting the stage for Africa’s eventual split. Future Ocean to Form Once the continental ...

Scientists have identified two enormous mountains hidden deep beneath the Earth’s surface, each standing an extraordinary 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) tall—more than 100 times taller than Mount ...

Scientists have long been puzzled by volcanoes that erupt far from the edges of tectonic plates—known as intraplate volcanoes ...

Afghanistan sits on numerous fault lines between the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates, with a fault line also running directly through Herat. When earthquakes strike, their magnitude is ...

New gas vents have opened on the slopes of Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska. According to volcanologists from the Alaska Volcano ...

Neighbors sound the alarm as damage caused by a sinkhole at a busy neighborhood grocery appears to move closer to busy road ...