Geology News

An earthquake in Indonesia occurred at a depth of 376 km, raising questions about what made this particular seismic event different.

New estimates based on Mercury's surface wrinkles indicate that the planet is shrinking at a faster rate than previously believed.

Scientists have successfully reconstructed the long-lost supercontinent Gondwana, which existed 550 million years ago and comprised 80% of Earth's landmass.

A gravity study has revealed that Utah's rocky slopes conceal nearly 1 billion tons of water.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity continues to make new discoveries, observing unusual broad, shallow pits on the Martian bedrock and analyzing complex layered rock f

Australia attempted to use eucalyptus trees to combat soil salinity, but geological factors prevented the strategy from being effective.

Scientists used deep-sea robots to discover enormous lava flow fields around an active underwater volcano, which are larger than any previously recorded eruptio

Scientists have discovered that a double diffusion process, involving warm, salty upper waters interacting with cooler, less salty layers, explains the continuo

A vanished giant cliff may offer an explanation for Earth's mysterious missing billion years in geological history.

Scientists have discovered a massive underground reservoir located beneath Yellowstone's Old Faithful geyser.

Ancient Lake Bonneville, once nearly the size of Lake Michigan, left behind a distinctive landscape of playas and salt flats across Utah, Nevada, and Idaho afte

New scans at a site believed to contain the remains of Noah's Ark suggest the boat-shaped formation is more than just rock, deepening the mystery surrounding it

The "Eye of Africa," formally known as the Richat Structure, is a 25-mile-wide circular geologic formation in Mauritania, visible from space. NASA astronaut Jes

NASA's Curiosity rover is exploring a large-scale erosional supersurface in Gale Crater on Mars, using instruments like Mastcam, MAHLI, APXS, and ChemCam LIBS t

A study on the 2024 Wayanad landslides reveals that while extreme rainfall triggered the disaster, geological weaknesses and valley formations were crucial in d

Marie Tharp's innovative work in 1957 transformed ocean floor data into detailed maps, revealing unknown underwater landscapes and geological formations. Her fi

A deadly volcano, responsible for killing 30,000 people in a past eruption, has reawakened after decades of inactivity.

A new study suggests that Earth's inner core may contain a unique material called 'extreme hydrogen,' which is unlike anything found on the planet's surface.

New research suggests that Venus's steep rift valleys could indicate ongoing tectonic activity, offering insights into the planet's geological dynamics.

The Central University of Karnataka will host a five-day International Conference on Earth and Environment in Anthropocene in October, focusing on various aspec

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered an extensive field of honeycomb-shaped polygonal fractures, dubbed a 'sea of polygons,' in the Martian valley of Vall

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered a vast area on Mars covered in unusual honeycomb patterns, a phenomenon not previously observed in such abundance by the r

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured an image of a sand-capped butte, nicknamed "Miraflores," which stands about 20 feet tall and is surrounded by polygonal sur

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered an extensive field of polygonal surface features on Mars, which are being studied to determine their formation proces