The Ring of Fire spans approximately 40,000 kilometers and surrounds most of the Pacific Ocean, touching continents from Asia ...

THAT AUTUMN, A RESEARCH VESSEL called the Glomar Challenger sailed over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to drill holes and sample sediment. Fossils within the sediment samples they retrieved gave scientists a ...

A deep earthquake in Chile surprised scientists by using heat to grow stronger far underground and cause serious surface ...

You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA's rovers. What if there were a time machine capable of roaming Earth ...

Countries around the world are preparing to welcome the New Year - with an island in the Pacific becoming the first to enter ...

The Peninsular Gneiss is a foundational rock formation that represents one of the earliest continental crusts formed on Earth ...

Here's a look at some of the new laws taking effect: Many cities and states impose special taxes on hotel stays and vacation ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

A colossal Martian volcano defies everything we know about planetary geology. Hidden clues beneath its frozen summit hint at ...

Areas of Perthshire and the western Highlands, southern parts of Wales, and Yorkshire and Lancashire saw the most seismic ...

The Iberian Peninsula is slowly rotating clockwise, scientists revealed in a recent study that sheds light on how the Earth ...