In the past, when West Antarctica melted, there was a rapid uptick in onshore geological activity in the area.

Crystalline brown-hornblende mylonite, with a composition similar to some basanites and nephelin-ites, was crushed and reacted with excess water and with no water added (about 2% water present) in ...

Humble oxygen is more than just a building block of life. The element could also help scientists sneak a peek into the innards of planets orbiting faraway stars, a new study suggests. Laboratory ...

New experiments provide insight into how Earth-type planets form when giant asteroids or planetesimals collide and how the interiors of such planets develop. Researchers at Hiroshima University, Osaka ...

Plus: what's going on with America's data centers? This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. This ...

Most of the geothermal plants operate at relatively low temperatures, typically between 100 and 250°C (212°F to 482°F). This limits their efficiency and availability. The real prize lies in “superhot ...

A viral video of a man using the Sun and a giant lens to melt a rock and turn it into lava has left the internet stunned. The clip was shared on the social media platform TikTok by user joemyheck.

The Alps’ glaciers are melting, and these Swiss cartographers have work to do. A cartographer at the Federal Office of Topography in Switzerland. Jürg Gilgen draws the first lines of the Cornettes de ...