The Foundation of Mountain Building Mountain building, also known as orogenesis, is a geological process that involves the ...

For the last decade, metamorphic geologist Tim Johnson at Curtin University in Australia has pondered the first billion years of Earth’s roughly 4.5 billion-year existence. His work takes him to the ...

Their iron-rich magma might hold some of the 17 elements needed to make smartphones, wind turbines, and more. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 24, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science ...

The flowing of molten rocks through small cracks in the heart of volcanoes may have been a perfect environment to forge the building blocks of life on Earth. These chemicals—called biopolymers—are an ...

A new study of sapphires found in volcanic fields in Germany reveals that these beautiful blue stones form where magma and rocks from Earth's crust mix. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

(CN) — Martian meteorites not only enhances our understanding of Mars but also offer valuable comparisons to Earth’s geological history, aiding future exploration and research on both planets, ...

New research suggests that Earth’s orbital variations—the slow changes in its tilt, axial precession, and shape of its ...

Earth’s climate isn’t easy to cool down – especially if you want it cold enough for ice caps to form. According to a model of the geological forces shaping the climate over the past 420 million years, ...

In this astronaut photo, an infamous Nicaraguan volcano coughs up toxic clouds of gas a few years after its first eruptions for more than a century. Momotombo is an active stratovolcano that sits on ...