New simulations reveal that an ancient ocean of magma located above the Earth's core continues to shape the planet's ...

Aberdeen geoologists confirmed that cracks in the Earth, called volcanic fissures, helped create many of the Inner Hebrides.

A volcano once dormant in southwest Iceland erupted Wednesday for the 12th time in four years as nearby resort towns were evacuated as a safety precaution.

Scientists created a simulation showing that early Earth still retained chemical traces of its igneous youth, 4.5 billion years ago.

A new volcanic fissure opened in southwest Iceland early Wednesday, sending lava and smoke into the air but sparing roads and airports. The Icelandic Meteorological Office confirmed the eruption near ...

MMORPG tradition has ended in quasi-success after 3 years in Middle-earth, as a group of intrepid low-level Hobbits ...

The Garden Isle’s northern shore boasts the rugged cliffs of the Napali coast, plus an unspoiled, beach-lined coastline that ...

A giant rock from Mars and a Jurassic-era dinosaur skeleton are set to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s this week.

Geology is full of detective stories about the Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico ...

W hen an asteroid made Meteor Crater in northern Arizona, it did more than leave the Earth’s best preserved impact crater.

Russia’s towering Klyuchevskoy volcano, located on the Kamchatka Peninsula, has captured the world’s attention after its latest eruption sent a dramatic display of smoke, ash, and lava flowing into ...

Magma from the mantle finds its way to the surface, where it erupts as lava or ash and gas—sometimes in spectacular spurts, ...