While it once was temperate and lush, Earth’s southernmost continent Antarctica froze over about 34 million years ago, covered by an ice sheet that today is up to around 3 miles (5 ​km) thick. By ...

Cave pearls form inside limestone caves as mineral-rich water coats tiny nuclei over time. Their rarity and slow growth make ...

Hawaii Island residents may have felt shaking recently from large, deep earthquakes. Deep earthquakes like this have been ...

In “Heirloom,” the artist transforms mallow weeds, lace, quartz, Corten steel and cast glass into fragile but forceful meditations on memory, inheritance and regeneration.

Canada’s lengthy mine development process is putting billions of dollars in potential critical minerals investment at risk as ...

The Geyser Spring in Dolores has been putting on a spectacular show for centuries, and most of us had no idea it was even ...

So there it is: a natural tunnel in Virginia so massive that it earned the title “Eighth Wonder of the World,” and it’s ...

That possibility is now being tested in southern Saskatchewan, where a recent discovery has put the province at the center of ...

Scientists have witnessed the birth of new oceanic crust for the first time, capturing a rare seafloor spreading event that offers fresh insights into Earth's tectonic processes.

Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

For years, the idea that Mars once held vast amounts of water has remained one of planetary science's most persistent ...

The spread of the ocean floor, as tectonic plates spread apart, is known but hard to observe. Scientists have now documented ...