A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

The Darvaza gas crater, also called the “Door to Hell” or “Gates of Hell,” is a burning natural gas crater in Turkmenistan’s ...

Gem hunting, or rock hounding, is a fascinating hobby that allows people to find rare rocks and stones from amethyst and agate to sapphires and even diamonds.

Had one hoped to leave a time capsule for today’s Bostonians in the Permian period 250 million years ago, much less the Pliocene epoch four million years ago , they would have been completely, utterly ...

Understanding Earth's Crust Earth's crust ranges from 5 to 70 kilometers in thickness and serves as the planet's outermost ...

A study conducted by a multidisciplinary team of Italian researchers has unraveled the mysteries of the materials and ...

In this episode, we uncover hidden gold inside large quartz rocks - using nothing but our trusty metal detectors and some ...

Earthquake faults deep in Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led by ...

Earthquake faults deep in the Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led ...

See Figure 2 for drill hole location plan. N/A means not assayed for Au. Footnotes to Tables 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. 1) Width reported are drill widths, such that true ...