You might notice something unusual on the ground after a winter storm, white shapes that look like logs, Swiss rolls, or ...

When the plate boundary later moved farther south toward the modern Azores, the formation of the King’s Trough also came to a halt.” It’s a remarkable example of how activity deep within our planet’s ...

Most of the time, the shape of Earth’s magnetic field is quite similar to that which would be produced by a bar magnet aligned with the planet’s rotation axis. This is what makes a magnetic compass ...

Travertine is not only a geological wonder but also a popular building material. Its use dates back to ancient Rome, evident ...

Deep beneath the Earth's surface, in the pores and crevices of rock, live huge communities of microorganisms. They are invisible to the naked eye—yet they play a central role in the quality of our ...

New evidence has emerged that sheds light on the possible first people to populate the Americas. Dating of stone and ivory ...

Ancient marine extinctions, previously a mystery, are now linked to massive underwater volcanic eruptions in the Tethys Ocean. Rocks from Tibet, once the seafloor, reveal chemical signatures of these ...