The formation of Heart Mountain near Cody is a story of a block of rock the size of Rhode Island moving at 700 mph, an ...

Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even ...

Discover how scientists found and dated the oldest rocks on the planet, and why studying them can help explain how life on ...

Somewhere between Google Earth glitches and ancient prophecy, a new kind of internet mystery has taken hold. It doesn’t come ...

Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?

Places such as Purgatory Chasm and Millstone Hill, in Worcester's Green Hill Park, bear witness to the work of the glaciers.

A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world’s most devastating earthquakes and ...

Gray rocks uncovered in northern Nunavik, Quebec, Canada may be the ultimate primordial find. The stones date back 4.16 ...

The Weis Earth Science Museum is expected to move to downtown Appleton this fall. It opened in Menasha in 2001.

Here's What'll Happen When Plate Tectonics Grinds to a Halt. A new study says we may only have another 1.45 billion years to enjoy the dynamic action of Earth’s geologic engine.