A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

In September 2025, scientists captured a phenomenon never before seen in real time: a tectonic plate actively tearing apart ...

Twenty-five years ago, just as it was 125 years ago, you could draw the map blindfolded. Whisky meant Scotch, American ...

Earth’s eighth continent, Zealandia, has been largely unrecognized and “missing” from maps for 375 years. This mostly underwater landmass, spanning about 4.9 million square kilometers, challenges ...

Had one hoped to leave a time capsule for today’s Bostonians in the Permian period 250 million years ago, much less the Pliocene epoch four million years ago , they would have been completely, utterly ...

UB earth sciences students develop valuable fieldwork skills during a trip to New Hampshire to study igneous rocks and volcanic landscapes.

Submarine canyons form in places where the seafloor is steepest, redefining how sediments and carbon travel to the depths of ...

Ras al Khaimah, the northernmost of the United Arab Emirates’ seven territories, is emerging as the new adventure capital of ...

Scientists have uncovered an ancient fossil site deep in the Grand Canyon that could rewrite what we know about early life on ...

There’s a stretch of California coastline where the Pacific Ocean crashes against dramatic cliffs, where wildlife roams freely, and where every vista looks like it should be framed and hung in a ...

There comes a moment when you spoon into the perfect bowl of matzo ball soup – steam rising gently, golden broth shimmering, and that first heavenly dumpling yielding to your spoon with just the right ...

For millions of years, scientists believed the rift between Africa and Asia had ceased its tectonic pull. But recent findings ...