The first rocks ever returned from the Moon's hidden hemisphere show the same mantle under both faces, so the thick, pale far ...

The location of Earth's geographic poles has changed several times over the past 320 million years in a process known as true ...

The Earth's crust is doing something pretty intense—it’s slowly breaking apart! Scientists say tectonic plates, those massive ...

The ongoing formation of the Apennine mountain range has been a mystery for years, but scientists are starting to piece together its surprising geology.

Why do some earthquakes release more energy than others? A research team led by Prof. Dr. Armin Dielforder from the University of Greifswald has managed to demonstrate a clear physical connection ...

Continental clues: Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet’s history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Researchers have made a new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. The chemistry of crystals in some of Earth’s oldest rocks may ...

As early as 2024, scientists from the US and China discovered that the Earth’s core had slowed down and even stopped moving in relation to the Earth’s crust. But until now, the general public—that’s ...

Scientists say Earth’s crust is slowly ‘unzipping’ beneath Italy’s Apennines, revealing a process that could help explain the ...

A new study suggests that a giant section of lower crust beneath Italy is slowly peeling away and sinking into the mantle. Scientists say this “unzipping” could explain much of the earthquake activity ...

Seismic data like the lines pictured on this 3D map help scientists understand the structure of the earth's core. This particular map helps scientists at Chesapeake Energy’s Oklahoma City headquarters ...