This first glimpse of a fault in motion shows the potential for video to become a powerful new tool in seismology. With more strategic deployments, future earthquakes could be documented with similar ...

During the devastating magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on March 28 this year, a CCTV camera captured the moment the plate ...

Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our understanding of how planets take shape — not only in our solar system, but ...

A monumental discovery in Western Australia is set to change the global mining industry forever. With an iron deposit worth a ...

New simulations reveal that an ancient ocean of magma located above the Earth's core continues to shape the planet's ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest — but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

A bold claim about Earth’s earliest known meteorite impact has been reevaluated after new evidence emerged from the Pilbara ...

Earlier this year, researchers announced the discovery of what they believed to be the world’s oldest impact crater. According to their results, the crater was created over 3.5 billion years ago when ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.