Trapped in a gravitational push and pull between Jupiter and other Jovian moons, Io is constantly being stretched and ...

The natural world has brewed up a spooky 'skull' in a deep volcanic pit in the Sahara Desert. From space, the sight really does look like a ghostly apparition – a white face glowering from our ...

For centuries, Mount Taftan has been considered dormant volcano, a quiet sentinel in the Makran region of southeastern Iran.

Oregon is home to much natural beauty, including this gorgeous area that was formed countless years ago from the remains of a ...

America’s geological wonders don’t need erupting volcanoes to create breathtaking spectacles that look straight out of a ...

The African continent is gradually splitting apart. Although a new ocean is expected to form as a result, it won't be for millions of years.

New research reveals that Earth’s so-called “Boring Billion” was a time of dramatic change beneath the surface.

Ancient rocks reveal a potassium-40 deficit, the first physical evidence of the proto-Earth and insights into early planetary ...

The desert across southern Australia is positively strewn with tiny beads of impact glass called tektites. It's part of a ...

Discover how a visitor found “The Duke Diamond,” a 3.81-carat brown diamond, after heavy rains in Crater of Diamonds State Park.

Advocates of these end-of-the-world theories say we could be experiencing the onset of what the Bible and Christianity refer ...