Geology

Earth’s core is transforming, which could affect the length of our 24-hour day, Earth’s magnetic field, and more

Climate change may influence seismic activity as melting glaciers reduce pressure on quake-prone faults

It’s been a fascinating year in earth science—from mysterious “dark oxygen” to an “unidentified seismic object,” here are some incredible things we’ve learned about our planet in 2024

Plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth’s crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought—and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life

A gigantic space rock that slammed into Earth more than three billion years ago grievously wounded the biosphere—and then helped it heal

A vast, ancient slab of seafloor plunged underneath the Pacific Ocean and has hovered in Earth’s mantle for more than 120 million years, a new study suggests

A model suggests a massive uplift caused by a phenomenon called “river piracy” partly explains Everest’s impressive height

Inland flooding from tropical cyclones, even at high altitudes, is a major worry—and one that scientists don’t know enough about

Scientists have traced a baffling monotonous planetary hum that lasted for nine days back to a glacier in Greenland

Scientists propose that large chunks of gold could form from earthquakes’ pressure

A new Greenland map suggests how geology might shift and twist below the ice

A new analysis of Stonehenge’s “Altar Stone” suggests Neolithic people walked or sailed some 500 miles to transport the six-ton boulder