Gases collected from boiling mineral springs in Zambia contain the chemical signature of having come directly from the…
Coincident with the rise of the dinosaurs, a large landmass filled most of the Arctic circle, potentially contributing…
Simulations suggest that two enormous masses of hot rock have been involved in generating Earth’s magnetic field and…
Many researchers thought that earthquakes in the Himalayas recur at regular intervals – but an analysis of sediment…

The fishing port of Kesennuma, Japan, in the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake in 2011 Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles…
For decades, geoscientists looked beneath the Earth’s surface as if peering through frosted glass. Today, a revolution in…