Scientists have discovered living, methane-producing microbes deep inside a massive meteorite impact crater in Sweden, and ...

China has quietly confirmed that a vast circular scar in its northeast is not a volcanic basin or a quirk of erosion, but a ...

The volcano near Naples is shaking the ground in a way that scientists say it hasn't for centuries, posing risks for hundreds ...

Volcanoes, with their sheer power and captivating beauty, have mesmerized the human imagination for centuries. These ...

At 900 meters, the giant crater in southern China is three times larger than the previous Holocene recorder holder.

TheJinlin crater, an enormous 900 meters across, is the largest known impact site from the Holocene, Earth’s current ...

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

A Florida couple finds a 3.36-carat diamond in Arkansas, a discovery that reignites interest in the only public park dedicated to gems.

A team of researchers has uncovered a remarkably intact impact structure that is now known as the Jinlin crater. The crater is tucked into a granite hillside near Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province. The ...

Researchers have discovered an impact crater formed on a granite mountain capped by a thick weathering crust in southern ...

A quiet hillside in southern China holds the mark of something that arrived with enormous force from far beyond our planet. The Jinlin crater, tucked into the low mountains of Guangdong Province, ...

A mong the hilly forests of southern China, scientists have discovered the largest modern meteorite impact crater on Earth. Dubbed the Jinlin crater, the giant pitted scar could become an invaluable ...