The Earth’s crust is disappearing right beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it. Now, if you’re a geologist, or got a keen interest in how the Earth is put together, then this ...

Scientists discover hidden "ghost plume" that is so powerful that it is physically warping the internal layers of the planet ...

About 71% of Earth’s surface is covered by water, and 96.5% of that water is found in the oceans.

Eastern Africa's Turkana Rift is both a hotbed for fossil discoveries of our earliest ancestors and a literal hotbed of ...

Strange features of a collision point between pieces of Earth's crust are evidence that the structure may be nearing its end, new analysis suggests. A careful analysis of the complex boundary where ...

The researchers studied the East Pilbara Craton formation in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, seen here. - Roger Norman/Alamy Stock Photo The puzzle pieces of Earth’s rocky crust are slowly and ...

PCWorld reports that scientists discovered Earth’s inner core has slowed its rotation relative to the crust, even appearing to stop moving in a phenomenon that occurs every 35 years. This iron-nickel ...

Geoscientists have long relied on different forms of lead to understand Earth's geological history and how it was created ...