Volcanic eruptions are significant geologic hazards. Underwater volcanoes are challenging to study, yet they play an integral ...

New study reveals that the Earth's mantle was not as hot when Pangaea began to break apart millions of years ago.

When we dream of landscapes, we might imagine rolling valleys or rugged mountains. But there is a whole landscape hidden from ...

For most of deep time, spreading ridges released more carbon than volcano chains, changing how we interpret Earth’s climate history.

What's at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, and how do we know? How deep does the ocean go? We'll answer these questions and more in this deep dive into the world's oceans. Come on in: The water's ...

Earth’s magnetic poles have flipped many times since the planet was formed, so that half the time what we think of as the magnetic north pole was actually south, and vice versa. These flips are not ...