Strange features of a collision point between pieces of Earth's crust are evidence that the structure may be nearing its end, ...

The metals and minerals that underpin renewable energy—rare earth elements (REEs) and Lithium—are indispensable for wind ...

In the south-east of the continent at Budj Bim (Mount Eccles), modern science can tell us a volcanic eruption happened ...

UC researchers have devised a first-of-its-kind study to measure the carbon sequestered by enhanced rock weathering, a ...

Carbon sustains life—but excess emissions are driving climate change. WWF is working to restore balance and protect our ...

A research team led by Academician Jin Zhijun from the Institute of Energy, Peking University, has revealed how interactions ...

The towering peaks of the Southern Andes are not just shaping the skyline of South America—they are also quietly influencing ...

For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic ...

Scientists have traced the origins of complex life to the breakup of the supercontinent Nuna 1.5 billion years ago. This ...

The Wisconsin Science Festival hosted a Crossroads of Ideas event at UW on Oct. 22. to showcase a combination of geological ...

For centuries, people have blamed the full moon for stirring up madness. Folklore suggested that its glow could spark mania in bipolar disorder, provoke seizures in people with epilepsy or trigger ...

The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, ...