Instruments picked up the seismic waves more than 10,000 miles away—but bizarrely, nobody felt them.

A controversial study argues that early Homo sapiens were in Greece by 210,000 years ago, sparking intense debate.

For nearly a decade, researchers have puzzled over what the Denisovans looked like. Now, we have our best model yet of the species' skeleton.

Eldgos hófst milli Sýlingarfells og Hagafells upp úr klukkan tíu í kvöld. Skjálftahrina hófst í kvikuganginum norður af Grindavík um klukkan níu í kvöld.Björn Oddson jarðeðlisfræðingur segir að hraun...

An eruption began on the Reykjanes peninsula around 22:17, in the area between Sýlingarfell and Hagafell, just north of the...

Let's focus on one of the most fascinating things that evolved in trilobites that helped them survive over the course of all those millennia: their eyes.

Data from old Soviet weapons tests are helping scientists get a high-resolution look inside our planet.

From bathroom scales to medical lab balances, the mass standard is now based on a value that is “woven into the fabric of the universe.”

Without vaccination, the highly contagious virus can allow other diseases to flourish in unsuspecting populations for more than two years after an infection.

Lurking below a heavily trafficked waterway, the discovery highlights how many mysteries still simmer under the sea.

NASA's InSight lander has reached the optimal spot for getting to the heart of the red planet.

The set of rocks strewn throughout Baltimore likely represent a slice of prehistoric seafloor from a now-vanished ocean.

“Disasters don’t stop for a virus.” And national response teams are already feeling the strain.

"Everything so far about this eruption is off-the-scale weird," from its deafening blast to its Pacific-wide tsunami.

Hidden down a well for decades, the stunningly complete cranium is stirring debate about the increasing number of fossils that don’t neatly fit in the classic human origin story.

The volcano is responsible for the deadliest eruption in the U.S., yet many mysteries remain about the closely watched peak, including why it formed in the first place.

Last spring, scientists retrieved a trove of mantle rocks from underneath the Atlantic seafloor — a bounty that could help write the first chapter of life’s story on Earth.

The color and texture of thin jerky, the dried intestines of a Medici Grand Duchess are offering some surprising clues to her final moments.

More than a year after a devastating eruption in the Canary Islands, a team is exploring a braided network of still-hot lava tubes.

Peeled-apart Indian Plate could be affecting earthquake hazards

The discovery of this impact beyond Earth may help us better understand atmospheric changes that can disrupt modern technologies.

An uncommonly shallow temblor rattled the country, sending scientists buzzing as they began hunting down its source.

Geologists still can't say for sure whether the enormous stone called the Enigma crystallized in Earth’s mantle or fell from outer space.

Analysis of Campi Flegrei offers fresh insight into its activity cycle, but any rumors of impending doom would be greatly exaggerated.

The slow quake—the longest ever recorded—ended in disaster in 1861. Experts are racing to find today’s equivalents.

Without vaccination, the highly contagious virus can allow other diseases to flourish in unsuspecting populations for more than two years after an infection.

Generations of scientists have visited this ancient landscape, and now they may have discovered the oldest rockfall yet found on land.

Rumbling quakes on the red planet have been traced back to Cerberus Fossae, suggesting this geologically young region is still alive and cracking.

The ferocious 2021 explosion blew out 2.3 cubic miles of rock, unleashing a 35-mile-high plume and a global tsunami that sent scientists racing to understand the blast. Now they're finally putting...

Eldgos hófst milli Sýlingarfells og Hagafells upp úr klukkan tíu í gærkvöld. Skjálftahrina hófst í kvikuganginum norður af Grindavík um klukkustund áður.Almannavarnir hafa boðað til upplýsingafundar...

Eldgos hófst milli Sýlingarfells og Hagafells upp úr klukkan tíu í kvöld. Skjálftahrina hófst í kvikuganginum norður af Grindavík um klukkan níu í kvöld.Björn Oddson jarðeðlisfræðingur segir að hraun...

NASA’s latest robotic geologist is starting to reveal the red planet’s pulse.

For decades, highly skilled cavers have come to Mexico to explore Cheve, a labyrinth within a mountain.

After one of the Canary Islands' worst volcanic eruptions in centuries, a community confronts the damage, and rethinks its way of life.

The tracks at New Mexico’s White Sands National Park are upending past assumptions on when humans first ventured into North and South America.

Traces of fats on pottery from Croatia may be the region's oldest known cheese, but the controversial claim has some experts holding their noses.

A new study offers clues to the mysteries of kimberlite eruptions, the source of most of the diamonds mined on Earth today.