Geology

Frothy rock floating on the ocean near Papua New Guinea is the sign scientists needed that, hidden from view, an underwater volcano was erupting

This quake, which has caused damage to several roads and buildings, occurred along a strike-slip fault

Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, or Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La in Persian, is part of a volcanic arc that formed tens of millions of years ago and is made of a tough-to-penetrate rock

A rare eruption in the Indian Ocean let researchers capture one of the clearest views yet of a seafloor spreading event

Exploring ice cores to foresee the effects of climate change

Salt, with its ability to seal liquid in, is uniquely suited to storing the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve

When asteroids slam into Earth, they can create hydrothermal vent systems

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the Philippines happened at a subduction zone. Such places are capable of producing the largest earthquakes possible

The “coastline paradox” helped to define fractals, but coastlines themselves turn out to be less fractal than thought

Flecks of minerals captured in diamonds show hidden connections between Earth’s surface and its deep interior

The Trinity bomb test left behind a unique form of matter, and now, scientists have discovered a new chemical structure inside it

By chance a tour boat avoided a deadly tsunami set off by the retreat of Alaska's coastal glaciers. Scientists are working to spot landslides like the one that caused the massive wave to warn people in harm's way