A new study suggests that a rift in Kenya and Ethiopia has reached a critical stage in the split-up process, and that water ...

Scientists have discovered a long hidden plate boundary near the east coast of Africa that dates back about 180 million years ...

Not all earthquake faults behave the same. Some stick and snap, causing earthquakes. Others move slowly over time. For years, ...

Idyllic at the forest’s edge or urban in the middle of the city–in an old apartment or a prefab building: Your home likely feels very “stable.” You go to bed tonight and don’t suddenly wake up in a ...

From the earliest hints of continental crust to the modern dance of tectonic plates, scientists are piecing together Earth's ...

Scientists reveal that the rock stacks forming Australia's Twelve Apostles bear evidence of ancient earthquakes and warm seas ...

Black holes are regions in space where an enormous amount of mass is packed into a tiny volume. This creates a gravitational pull so strong that not even light can escape. They are created when giant ...