Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

An international study has revealed how continental collisions may have supercharged the Earth's richest deposits of copper, ...

The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or melted by geologic processes over billions of years.

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...

In East Africa's Afar Depression, scientists have discovered that fresh lava from deep within the Earth's mantle is driving ...

The bold question-askers at What If forecast the distant future of Earth’s continents and whether they might sink into the ...

The new Ultimate Universe has been a smash hit at Marvel for the past couple of years. With a new initiative set on giving ...

Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...

A new study has provided a major update on why Africa is being split into two. The rift has been happening gradually for ...

Scientists identified a heartbeat-like rhythmic pulse trapped within the Earth — and say it has profound implications for a whole continent.