Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

A meteorite thought to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth changed hands for a reported $4.3 million at an auction at ...

Geologists discovered "gigantic fortresses" under the Earth's crust, which have provided insight into the workings of the ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

This first glimpse of a fault in motion shows the potential for video to become a powerful new tool in seismology. With more strategic deployments, future earthquakes could be documented with similar ...

During the devastating magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on March 28 this year, a CCTV camera captured the moment the plate ...

New simulations reveal that an ancient ocean of magma located above the Earth's core continues to shape the planet's ...

A monumental discovery in Western Australia is set to change the global mining industry forever. With an iron deposit worth a ...

Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our understanding of how planets take shape — not only in our solar system, but ...

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest — but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...