Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics influence the trajectory and speed of the plates as they plunge deep into ...

By combining up-and-down S-wave and shear-wave splitting data with back-and-forth P-wave information ... three-dimensional image of how tectonic plates interact, scientists can better comprehend ...

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

Federal cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey have prompted fears of losing vital information on earthquake activity and ...

The oldest crust on Earth, known to be unchanging, is actually being altered in real time. The North American continent is ...

Two continents collided millions of years ago, forming a bridge that changed Earth's climate system and triggered one of history's greatest animal migrations.

Plate tectonics may have worked in fits and starts ... by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.

The temblor was detected near Julian, California. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

Current and former employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say fewer people working with fewer ...

There’s a lot of history around Garfield County— from the sacred Yampah Vapor Caves in Glenwood Springs, where Native Americans once sought healing, to the Bookcliffs Arts Center in Rifle, a former ...

The 28 March magnitude 7.7 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) earthquake caused widespread and severe damage in Myanmar and neighboring countries such as Thailand, with more than 5,000 casualties now confirmed ...