A phase change in post-perovskite materials at the so-called D” discontinuity is also evidence for long-predicted slow, convective flows in the mantle itself ...

Fossils from Earth’s biggest extinction reveal forest collapse triggered runaway warming - offering a warning for today’s ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

The notion of consensus is poorly suited to scientific practice, where conclusions must remain revisable in light of new ...

New Permian species, Yinshanosaurus angustus, found in China.

They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...

A stunning discovery deep within Mammoth Cave has uncovered two prehistoric sharks, frozen in time for over 325 million years ...

A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.

The formation of Heart Mountain near Cody is a story of a block of rock the size of Rhode Island moving at 700 mph, an ...

But as our climate changes and plate movement picks up, could we be in danger of the reverse occurring, with the ...

Canadian researchers said they'd found the world's oldest rocks in northern Quebec. The find was controversial. But after more than a decade of hard work, they believe they've really proven it and are ...