Iceland is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world, but its seismic nature is part of a much broader geological ...

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The planet will just keep getting flatter and more boring, he predicts, until “Earth splashes into what’s left of the sun.” Prophets of Plate Tectonics Other researchers have come up with ...

CENIEH scientists publish a pioneering study on this UNESCO Geopark, located between Burgos and Palencia, in which they ...

Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even contribute to mass extinction events. Now, a new study has found evidence of a ...

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

Beneath Turkey, Earth’s crust is dripping into the mantle in a rare event called lithospheric dripping—hinting at a slow, internal planetary collapse that could change geology forever.

Researchers have discovered an unusual plume of magma beneath Oman that may have changed the course of the Indian tectonic ...

Radar and gravity records from NASA’s Magellan orbiter show that Venus' surface is still shifting and is not geologically ...

Scientists discover hidden "ghost plume" beneath Oman using earthquake data, revealing Earth's secret heat pathways.

As the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury is exposed to the star's enormous gravitational field. And it's really stressful.

Watch the Earth's tectonic plates grow, shrink, and jostle for position in this new model of the last billion years on the planet.