Earthquakes are some of nature’s most destructive forces, but what if we could better predict where they might strike? A new ...

A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

Had one hoped to leave a time capsule for today’s Bostonians in the Permian period 250 million years ago, much less the Pliocene epoch four million years ago , they would have been completely, utterly ...

We don’t often think about gravity, the invisible force that anchors us to Earth, as it always seems constant and dependable. However, it will slightly vary, sometimes by enough to make you weigh ...

For millions of years, scientists believed the rift between Africa and Asia had ceased its tectonic pull. But recent findings ...

In September 2025, scientists captured a phenomenon never before seen in real time: a tectonic plate actively tearing apart ...

Sicily on alert: a new study reveals that a simple seismic earthquake index can predict the rise of magma beneath Mount Etna.

AI-powered chemical analysis uncovered faint biological fingerprints in some of Earth’s oldest rocks, pushing back the origins of oxygen-producing life.

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary treasures are hiding in plain sight, and The Elmton in Struthers, Ohio is the living, breathing, sauce-simmering proof of this timeless truth. You might drive ...

A new study uncovered fresh chemical evidence of life in rocks more than 3.3 billion years old, along with molecular traces showing that ...

My journey begins at the lowest point on Earth, beside the quiet waters of the Dead Sea, where salt, sun, and stillness ...

The grouper sandwich at Big Ray’s is the kind of thing that makes you question every other fish sandwich you’ve ever eaten. It’s generous, it’s perfectly prepared, and it tastes like the ocean decided ...