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

Volcanic planets with static crusts, called Ignan Earths, can maintain liquid oceans and temperate climates favorable to life.

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

Throughout Earth’s history, the continents have been constantly on the move, converging and diverging in cycles that have shaped the planet’s surface for billions of years. This process, known as ...

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake near Jhajjar, Haryana, created tremors across Delhi-NCR Friday evening, marking the second seismic ...

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.