Scientists have uncovered that the continental divide between South America and Africa 135 million years ago unleashed 16 ...

The split between South America and Africa 135 million years ago was a fiery affair, new research finds. The continental breakup spewed over 3.8 million cubic miles (16 million cubic kilometers) of ...

"Water abundance in the lunar mantle provides insights into the giant impact formation models for the Moon and plays a ...

Geologists have made certain assumptions about how the crust making up our planet's earliest surface formed, but a new study ...

Earth's crust today has a surprisingly similar composition to the planet's first outer shell, or "protocrust," new research ...

Imagine if Earth's history had a mystery novel, and one of its biggest unsolved puzzles was: Where did all the nitrogen go?

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

Furthermore, the findings bolster the theory that the moon formed when a giant, Mars -size protoplanet slammed into the young ...

A multidisciplinary synthesis of the Campi Flegrei, Italy volcanic setting highlights the importance of sub-caldera layering ...

It’s long been thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in ...

Preliminary analyses revealed distinct differences in density, structure, and chemical composition between the Chang'e 6 ...