Ancient supercontinent Nuna's breakup around 1.5 billion years ago set off a chain of events that made Earth more habitable, ...

A new study uncovers how volatile-rich magmas propel diamond-bearing kimberlites from Earth’s depths. If you’ve ever admired a diamond, chances are it originated from a kimberlite. More than 70% of ...

"I wasn't out looking for fossils that day," Ricketts said. "I was studying the rocks in the area when I noticed fragments ...

The geometric structure of rocks where earthquakes occur could play a key role in determining their location and strength, researchers have found. A study, carried out by geologists at Brown ...

When University of Delaware professors Doug Miller, Art Trembanis, Craig Cary and Patrick Gaffney first began offering of a series of study abroad trips to New Zealand, they wanted the program to not ...

The abundance, distribution, and origin of lunar surface water has recently drawn significant scientific interest, owing to ...

Boulder, Colo., USA: If you’ve ever held or beheld a diamond, there’s a good chance it came from a kimberlite. Over 70% of the world’s diamonds are mined from these unique volcanic structures. Yet ...

Remote sections along California’s massive San Andreas Fault, where large earthquakes regularly occur, may be primed to shake again any day now, according to a new study. The area around Parkfield in ...

The name of a new species of fossil billfish honors a world-leading paleontologist who inspired generations of young ...

To someone who didn't know better, the helicopter flying low over eastern El Paso County on Thursday was an odd sight — doing little more than pulling an oversized hula hoop underneath it. But ...

The city of Viroqua will act as the administrator for an area groundwater study slated to begin this summer. The study will attempt to map local karst geology between Viroqua and Westby. The idea for ...

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet that is showered with so much radiation, its atmosphere eroded away long ago, leaving it bare. Life as we know it can't exist on this blistering world, ...