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

A mysterious pulse beneath Africa's surface is reshaping the continent in ways that could change the world. Deep within the ...

East Africa is quietly transforming in ways most couldn't imagine. Deep beneath the surface, tectonic forces are reshaping the continent at an unprecedented speed. A massive rift is slowly carving a ...

Scientists have discovered a pulsating magma plume beneath Africa’s Afar region, slowly splitting the continent. This Rift ...

Scientists have detected deep pulses in the Earth beneath Africa – and it could tear the continent apart. The pulses are made ...

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key ...

USGS shows an interactive map of where the 3.9 magnitude quake happened. (USGS) TOPICS: PORT ANGELES, Wash. — A preliminary earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale hit 31.1 kilometers ...

When I was an earth science teacher and we'd reached the start of the plate tectonics and earthquakes units, I'd print out simple world maps for my students and we'd keep track of similarly-sized ...

Plate tectonics over the last 1.8 billion years of Earth history. Using information from inside the rocks on Earth’s surface, we have reconstructed the plate tectonics of the planet over the last 1.8 ...

New Fossil Fish On Plate Tectonics Map A live recreation of the Ngamugawi wirngarri coelacanth in its natural habitat. Palaeoart illustration Katrina Kenny Climate change and asteroids are linked with ...

This first attempt at mapping the last 1.8 billion years of Earth's history is a leap forward in the scientific grand challenge to map our world. But it is just that — a first attempt.

This first attempt at mapping the last 1.8 billion years of Earth’s history is a leap forward in the scientific grand challenge to map our world. But it is just that – a first attempt.