The North American craton actually dips near the Rockies rather than forming a sharp vertical step as previously believed.

Scientists say grooves on a rock face overlooking the Adriatic Sea may have been made by sea turtles fleeing an earthquake.

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer questions about the Balcones Escarpment and the Balcones Fault ...

Geological Differences Across the U.S. The United States is home to a variety of geological formations that influence how earthquakes are felt. The western U.S., particularly California, sits on the ...

This rugged Italian mountain range in an unexpected location offers hiking opportunities in fascinating landscapes, including ...

The Chocolate Hills are 1,776 mounds on Bohol Island in the Philippines where grassy cover turns brown during the dry season.

Carbon dioxide removal technologies are becoming increasingly important for climate action, but their differing storage times ...

Forget the locations that have been stuck on your bucket list for years. Strike out into the unknown with these exotic ...

Carbon dioxide removal technologies are becoming increasingly important for climate action, but their differing storage times matter for policy design. A new study published in Environmental and ...

Northern California’s coast keeps you on alert, even on quiet days. Offshore, three tectonic plates meet near Humboldt County ...

"We're going strong, but we do a lot of diverse things with our products so we don’t have all our eggs in one basket, so to speak," Michelle Grosek said of the farm that began operating in 2010.

More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas ...