PLANET EARTH January 14, 2020 Galapagos volcano eruption spews lava on uninhabited island, photos show A volcano erupted on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos over the weekend, spewing lava across the ecologically sensitive and diverse environment and into the sea.
DISASTERS January 12, 2020 Philippines volcano bring threat of 'volcanic tsunami' after eruption near Manila halts flights, thousands flee Authorities in the Philippines have warned that a "volcanic tsunami" may be possible after a small volcano near the country's capital erupted on Sunday, shutting down the main international airport and causing tends of thousands to evacuate.
Geology December 17, 2019 Diamonds buried 400 miles below surface could explain mysterious earthquakes Deep under Earth's surface, earthquakes rumble in the mantle's transition zone, the area that divides the upper mantle from the lower. Liquid in the mantle is thought to play a part in driving those deep earthquakes, but until now, no smoking gun could prove that fluid was present at those depths.
Geology December 16, 2019 Huge blocks from Anak Krakatau volcano discovered on ocean floor An international team of scientists has mapped huge blocks on the seabed from the recent eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano.
Geology December 16, 2019 A dark river nearly 1,000 miles long may be flowing beneath Greenland's ice Far below the frozen cover of the Greenland ice sheet sprawls miles of bedrock — and extending through that bedrock for close to 1,000 miles is a valley that may contain a subterranean river, transporting water from central Greenland to the northern coast.
Geology December 13, 2019 'Lost' iron meteorites may lurk beneath Antarctic ice. Scientists are on a quest to find them. Scientists are scouring the remote Antarctic ice cap for rare meteorites chock-full of iron and holding secrets to the history of our solar system going back some 4.5 billion years.
Geology December 11, 2019 Thousands of strange holes discovered off California coast Scientists have discovered thousands of mysterious holes in the seabed off Big Sur, Calif.
Geology December 5, 2019 Small volcano discovered in the Pacific Ocean Researchers have discovered a new, small volcano in the Pacific Ocean off Japan.
Geology November 8, 2019 Earth's mantle and crust are in a fiery battle to the death … of supercontinents Earth's hot, gooey center and its cold, hard outer shell are both responsible for the creeping (and sometimes catastrophic) movement of tectonic plates. But now new research reveals an intriguing balance of power — the oozing mantle creates supercontinents while the crust tears them apart.
Geology November 7, 2019 Volcanic eruption creates one new Pacific island, sinks another A volcanic undersea eruption has created a new Pacific island near Tonga while sinking a small island nearby.
Arizona October 29, 2019 Arizona national forest’s 1-ton boulder called 'Wizard Rock' goes missing A 1-ton boulder known as the “Wizard Rock” has mysteriously vanished from a National Forest in Arizona.