A plume of molten rock deep beneath eastern Africa is pulsing upward in rhythmic surges, slowly splitting the continent and ...

CaveCreek4.jpg Penelope Donahue points out fossils in the limestone of the opening of Cave Creek Cave while on a June 8 hike in Santa Fe National Forest. The limestone, which is around 300 million ...

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

Scientists delving into the unexplored regions of the Red Sea have uncovered perilous natural traps on the ocean floor. They identified brine pools located nearly 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the ...

Molten mantle beneath the Earth’s surface makes it way up more rapidly in regions where tectonic plates are rifting at a faster rate.

A geological upheaval of unprecedented magnitude is underway in East Africa: the gradual birth of a new ocean. This ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

One brave soul ranked every Arby’s sandwich—from soggy disasters to shockingly delicious deli-style surprises.

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

Among the most enduring tales, Es Vedrà is famously associated with the sirens from Homer’s Odyssey, its imposing form said ...

Read on to discover incredible places that look like they belong on another planet... The dramatic Tianzi Mountains are ...