A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

Iraq is sinking. Or, to be exact, the region surrounding the Zagros Mountains in the country’s north is. A team of ...

Until now, it was widely believed that the inner core was a dense ball of iron floating at the centre of the molten outer ...

New study reveals that Earth's inner core is undergoing unexpected structural changes, challenging long-held assumptions ...

A laser-engraved, intricately decorated dial with an unusual arrangement proves there is more than one type of ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

“The African continent is undergoing a slow, monumental split due to tectonic plate movements in the Afar Triangle. A new ...

A team of geologists and mineral physicists at Harvard University, the University of California, Argonne National Laboratory ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

New research suggests an ancient hotspot helped shape the Great Lakes, challenging traditional formation theories.