Stanford University researchers have pulled back a curtain on a hidden part of Earth that rarely makes headlines. Their new ...

First global map of mantle earthquakes reveals seismic activity far beneath continents, challenging old ideas about Earth’s ...

Some large earthquakes may flip direction and “boomerang” back, striking the same area twice and reshaping damage patterns.

With some luck, specialized equipment, a supervolcano and a narrow hole 30 stories deep, researchers demonstrated that ...

Giulio De Leo, Stanford professor of oceans and earth systems and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, aims to decrease the transmission of schistosomiasis by lowering the ...

From seafloor crawlers and continent-scale earthquake monitors to the most powerful lasers and particle colliders ever built, this video counts down 10 of the world’s largest scientific mega-tools.

With the ability to generate thousands of times the G-force of Earth and to handle as much as 1,900 tons of mass combined ...

The jolt of seismic activity Monday was among the busiest of a swarm that began nearly 3 months ago. Until the quake Friday, an earthquake swarm that began Nov. 9 around San Ramon had delivered 91 ...

U.S. officials reveal evidence of a covert 2020 nuclear test by China at Lop Nor, allegedly hidden using 'decoupling' to evade seismic detection.

Gravity feels steady. You drop a set of keys, and they fall the same way every time. That reliability makes it tempting to ...

Straight to the dome.

Experience the excitement of GEOfest at the Indiana State Museum with hands-on activities, geological exhibits, and fun for the whole family.