A new study has revealed a mechanism that counters established thinking on how the rate at which tectonic plates separate along mid-ocean ridges controls processes such as heat transfer in geologic ...

Water, mineral, and energy resources are essential to what we do in our everyday lives. Their formation and distribution around the globe are due to fascinating geologic processes. Our dependence on ...

There are 35 large Archean cratons around the world that form the geologic core of tectonic plates. Because they’re located at the interior of plates, these landmasses often remain unaltered over the ...

Researchers probe deep secrets of trapped inclusions in garnet sand from Papua New Guinea. On a beach on a remote island in eastern Papua New Guinea, a country located in the southwestern Pacific to ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even contribute to mass ...

Evolution of endogenic processes is indicated by simulated melt production rate and mare basalt volume. Evolution of exogenic process is indicated by impactor kinetic energy. The points represent ages ...

NASA’s Cassini space probe has revealed the surprisingly dynamic landscape of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. The chart reveals its features an Earth-like landscape, including mountains, lakes, valleys ...