Beneath Earth s surface, nearly 3,000 kilometers down, lies a mysterious layer where seismic waves speed up inexplicably. For ...

A newly discovered velvet worm species is the first ever found in South Africa's arid Karoo region. In March 2022, ...

Yooperlites can be found as loose pebbles and cobbles along many Lake Superior beaches and even in some inland gravel pits.

“It is all black. Almost in a diamond shape,” said Hallur Antoniussen, the Faroese-born fisher who took the shot. He was ...

Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless.

Day, BYU geologists uncover lingering WWII shrapnel on Normandy beaches to study how history still shapes the coastline today ...

Researchers reveal a dynamic geologic past for Antarctica’s Transantarctic Mountains, uncovering ancient mountain-building ...

Volcanic blast which sent tourists fleeing was most powerful in four years - Footage shared on social media shows huge clouds ...

Accessory minerals are common in igneous rocks of intermediate to felsic composition. Their ability to incorporate a wide range of geochemically important trace elements, as well as their ...