Antarctica, often considered Earth's final frontier, is a place of extreme conditions and untouched landscapes. The terrain ...

Working alongside geology professors Vedran Lekic and Nicholas Schmerr, Wang used this technique to peer into the mantle—a layer between Earth's crust and core. There, the researchers identified ...

Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) of South Africa, these microscopic ...

Sinkites reveal inverted subsurface structures and may affect carbon storage strategies. Their formation remains under active ...

Life in the deepest part of the Earth: new discoveries in the deep sea - our report in category News in DiveInside - the fresh online magazine of Taucher.Net ...

Though mostly underwater, this geological giant has sparked debate as a possible eighth continent. Just 5% of its surface peeks above sea level, making it one of Earth’s most elusive landforms.

When high-velocity asteroids land on Earth, they can form a meteor impact crater. Such collisions have occurred throughout ...

Normally, younger rocks are deposited above older ones, forming predictable geologic layers. In the North Sea, this process ...

Science Space Earth’s oldest meteorite crater found in Australia Move over, Yarrabubba. The new recordholder is 3.5 billion years old. Andrew Paul Mar 6, 2025 11:15 AM EST ...

Impact craters are formed when an object from space such as a meteoroid, asteroid or comet strikes Earth at a very high ...

While mining the Earth’s core may remain a sci-fi fantasy for now, the discovery provides fresh insight into the geological processes that bring rare materials closer to the surface.