Earth's crust, or the outermost shell of the planet, has drastically changed throughout geologic history, mostly due to the ...
It feels like there have been staggering science stories emerging every other day recently, all of which have blown our tiny ...
A large chunk of the Earth's crust is missing but scientists have now discovered where it is located.The world is constantly throwing puzzling questions at scientists, with new technology like space ...
Ed Miliband has been urged to dispose of Britain’s nuclear waste by drilling boreholes up to five kilometres deep into the ...
An unexpected find in tiny crystals hints that the Earth's mantle may not quite behave as has been believed for nearly a century.
Cratons are believed to be the longest-lived regions of the Earth, but a new study shows how dynamic processes can cause their eventual disintegration.
A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...
Using a robotic arm equipped with a chisel, the submarine was able to extract several sections of the Earth’s crust, revealing the unexpected life forms beneath. “The cavities were filled with ...