Scientists say they have uncovered new clues in Australia about when plate tectonics began on Earth, the only known planet to ...

Impact craters reveal one of the most spectacular geologic process known to human beings. During the past 3.5 billion years, it is estimated that more than 80 bodies, larger than the dinosaur-killing ...

Scientists say they might have figured out why the geological process of rocks rising and sinking in the Earth's molten core has suddenly stopped. Using computer simulations, researchers examined the ...

Scientists have shown how geologic process regulates the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Researchers have documented evidence suggesting that part of the reason that Earth has become ...

Geologists say an untapped, carbon-free energy source could be underneath parts of Kentucky. So why isn’t anyone trying to ...

Gold has always been a hot commodity. But these days, finding a nugget isn’t too tricky: Much of the world’s gold is mined from natural veins of quartz, a glassy mineral that streaks through large ...

TORONTO, ON - Geoscientists at the University of Toronto (U of T) and Istanbul Technical University have discovered a new process in plate tectonics which shows that tremendous damage occurs to areas ...