Scientists studying Italy’s Apennine Mountains found the Earth’s crust slowly separating and sinking beneath the surface, ...

The contradictory geology of the Apennines has long puzzled scientists. (Paolo Corsetti/Moment/Getty Images) Deep beneath our ...

Massive ocean discovered beneath the Earth's crust containing more water than on the surface ...

Researchers trained an AI model to identify signals in the Earth’s core-mantle boundary that could be harbingers of tectonic activity.

Recent satellite data reveal that the Konya Basin in the Central Anatolian Plateau of Türkiye is continually being reshaped over millions of years, according to a new analysis led by Earth scientists ...

Why do some earthquakes release more energy than others? A research team led by Prof. Dr. Armin Dielforder from the University of Greifswald has managed to demonstrate a clear physical connection ...

As early as 2024, scientists from the US and China discovered that the Earth’s core had slowed down and even stopped moving in relation to the Earth’s crust. But until now, the general public—that’s ...

Continental clues: Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet’s history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Researchers have made a new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. The chemistry of crystals in some of Earth’s oldest rocks may ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What are now thought to be the oldest rocks on Earth have been confirmed to have an age of almost 4.2 billion years, almost as old ...