A team of geologists conducted a three-day assessment to push the declaration of Biri Rock Formations and other geological ...

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

Understanding the Ring of Fire The Ring of Fire is an extensive area in the Pacific Ocean where numerous earthquakes and ...

A strikingly clear lake nestled in southwestern Turkey has become a focal point for scientists aiming to understand the ...

A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and ...

A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and a geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions.

A study reveals that retreating Arctic glaciers since 2000 have created 2,466km of new coastline, mainly in Greenland. The ...

Zachary A. Lawrence has been named the director of engineering and maintenance at the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and ...

Structural geology is the study of the deformation of the surface and subsurface of the Earth and other planetary bodies. This deformation reflects past changes in local and regional stress and ...

Nov. 18, 2024 — Phosphorus, a nutrient in soil essential for sustaining most forms of life, is increasingly disappearing from land as it is washed into waterways throughout the United States ...

Mar. 28, 2025 — Why do some plants thrive in specific regions but not in others? A study explores the factors shaping plant distributions and how these patterns have changed over millions of ...

Our scientists study the Earth, and other planets, on scales from the molecular to the planetary scale; from the microsecond to the geological time scale; and from its birth about 4500 million years ...