Stanford researchers have created the first-ever global map of a rare earthquake type that occurs not in Earth's crust but in ...

Great things can come from failure when it comes to geology. The Midcontinent rift formed about 1.1 billion years ago and ...

The magnetized rocks of Earth's crust and mantle, also known as the upper lithosphere, accounts for generating 6 percent of ...

Beneath our seemingly stable world, Earth's deep interior is actively shifting. Scientific research reveals that dense rock ...

A series of earthquakes rocked a Bay Area city on Feb. 2. Did you feel it? San Ramon was hit by a cluster of quakes starting ...

A new seismic study reveals that Earth’s largest volcanic event fundamentally transformed the oceanic plate beneath the ...

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.9 earthquake about 12 miles northeast of Indio that caused serious shaking in many parts of the Coachella Valley on Monday, Jan. 19. The quake struck ...

Over the last few days, the Coachella Valley has experienced more than 20 earthquakes, causing concern among some residents.

The deposition of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has sparked questions about the country’s future — and its vast natural resources. While many, including President Donald Trump, have focused on ...

China has banned exports of dual-use items, including rare earths, to Japan, in retaliation for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments linking Taiwan’s security to Japan’s survival. Japan is highly ...

Tiny bits of Earth’s atmosphere have been drifting to the moon for billions of years, guided by Earth’s magnetic field. Rather than blocking particles, the magnetic field can funnel them along ...

NASA is monitoring a plane-sized asteroid that’s heading towards Earth at around 20,000 miles per hour, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Measuring around 230 feet in ...