The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home ...

A rhythmic mantle plume, like a "geological heartbeat," was discovered beneath Ethiopia at the Afar Depression, ripping the ...

Moving ice on early Earth exposed deep rocks, freed key elements, and nudged our planet toward conditions where complex life ...

The Earth’s crust is disappearing right beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it. Now, if you’re a geologist, or got a keen interest in how the Earth is put together, then this ...

A deep, rhythmic pulse has been found surging like a heartbeat deep under Africa. At the Afar triple junction under Ethiopia, where three tectonic plates meet, molten magma pounds the planet's crust ...

New Curtin University research has uncovered a striking link between the structure of our galaxy and the evolution of Earth's ...

The recent discovery of plant life deep underground is causing a stir in the scientific community, as it challenges ...

Material deep inside Earth — thousands of kilometres down, near the planet’s core — has undergone a mysterious shift. Is ...

Core samples and isotope-dating of the metal-rich carbonatites recently discovered in Australia’s Northern Territory indicate ...

Learn how Mars' mantle differs from Earth's and why it seismic signatures of marsquakes act like a time capsule into its past ...

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go ...