For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems ...

New research reveals that Earth’s continents owe their stability to searing heat deep in the planet’s crust. At more than 900°C, radioactive elements shifted upward, cooling and strengthening the ...

Extreme heat deep in Earth’s crust forged the strong, stable continents that have endured for billions of years.

Researchers analyzed changes over time in the ratio of small earthquakes to bigger ones beneath Mount Etna and found a strong ...

Scientists drilled the deepest core yet, reaching near Earth's mantle, uncovering unique geological samples and offering new ...

Cratons are thick and relatively cold, making them very durable during earth’s history. Continents, and their craton cores, ...

Solving a lunar mystery? Scientist at the University of Arizona is the lead author on research proposing a new theory for the ...

The case for a newborn ocean on Saturn's moon Mimas continues to build.

A colossal northern asteroid impact billions of years ago likely shaped the Moon’s south polar region and explains its uneven ...

Massive volcanic eruptions billions of years ago may have made it snow on Mars, leaving thick buried ice near the planet’s ...

When NASA’s Artemis astronauts land near the moon’s south pole, they may be stepping into a region that holds vital clues to ...

Inferno Cone, Spatter Cones, Devils Orchard, and the Caves Area all have their own pull-offs, so you can cruise at your own ...