The map of Earth looks settled at first glance. Continents feel fixed, named, and counted. Yet over the past few decades, ...

Parts of ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought.

Ancient volcanic rocks reveal how two giant hot regions beneath Africa and the Pacific have shaped Earth's magnetic shield.

Miles beneath the ocean there are numerous sunken lands just waiting to be discovered. How did these lost lands form, and ...

A team of geologists found for the first time evidence linking regions of low seismic velocity and the shape of the Earth’s magnetic field.

Parts of the ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought. New research led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Mad ...

Great things can come from failure when it comes to geology. The Midcontinent rift formed about 1.1 billion years ago and ...

The story of Atlantis, a mythological continent that vanished into the sea after its inhabitants displeased the gods, has ...

Earth’s magnetic field works a bit like a dynamo. It is generated by the movement of molten iron and nickel in the outer core ...

A hidden “tear” beneath the continents may have been fueling oceanic volcanoes for millions of years, study reveals.