There seems to be too much of a radioactive element in rocks deep in the Pacific Ocean – how did it get there 10 million ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

As one of The Nature Conservancy’s four preserves in the state, Blowing Rocks is the smallest, the busiest and the oldest.

I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

Rivers began pumping weathered material into the sea about a billion years after Earth formed, suggesting continents may have gotten an early start.

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.