A supercontinent is not just a bigger continent. It is a planetary-scale reorganization of land, ocean gateways, and ...

When the 8.2 magnitude Chignik earthquake hit off the coast of Alaska in 2021, it was a big warning signal.The largest ...

Scientists at Stanford have unveiled the first-ever global map of rare earthquakes that rumble deep within Earth’s mantle rather than its crust. Long debated and notoriously difficult to confirm, ...

Scientists discovered plate anomalies in Earth's mantle using seismic wave analysis. These mysterious structures challenge tectonic theories.

Geography is the study of Earth’s landscapes and how people relate to their surroundings—a wholesome idea that should unite ...

Antarctica is home to many mysteries, but one of the strangest is an enormous 'gravity hole' deep beneath the ice. Now, ...

When tens of thousands of earthquakes shook Santorini, the cause wasn’t just shifting tectonic plates—it was rising magma. Scientists tracked about 300 million cubic meters of molten rock pushing up ...

The changes are most visible in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia. Scientists say that the Gulf of Aden and the Red ...

A new global map reveals rare earthquakes deep in Earth’s mantle, offering an unexpected window into the hidden dynamics that shape our planet from below. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Scientists have ...

Minor earthquakes happen in and around New York more often than many people realize. This map shows where they’ve struck over the past decades — and how close some may have been to you.

For years, scientists studying earthquake risk in northwestern Turkey have known where the North Anatolian fault runs but not ...

A new 3D subsurface model shows how variations in rock strength beneath the Marmara Sea could trigger future large earthquakes along the North Anatolian Fault. The findings improve understanding of ...