A plume of ash and dust rises from Pavlof Volcano on the Alaskan Peninsula in 2013. Credit: NASA

Volcanic ash may have a bigger impact on the climate than...

Enhanced map of hematite (red) on Moon using a spheric projection (nearside only). Credit: Shuai Li

Has Earth’s oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years?

Seismogram

Superheated rocks deep underground help explain earthquake patterns

Bezymianny is an active stratovolcano on the Kamchatka peninsula in eastern Russia. Credit: GFZ

Rebirth of a volcano : Evolution of Bezymianny volcano, Kamchatka after...

Location and geological map of Yukinoura district, Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Credit: Professor Tadao Nishiyama

Japan’s geologic history in question after discovery of metamorphic rock microdiamonds

A huge mammoth graveyard has been uncovered at the site of Mexico City's new airport

Mammoth graveyard unearthed at Mexico’s new airport

Map illustrating the location of Kapi (black star) relative to modern (dark green) and historical (light green) populations of lesser apes and the approximate distribution of early fossil apes in East Africa (blue triangles). Green triangles mark the location of previously discovered fossil gibbons. The new fossil is millions of years older than any previously known fossil gibbon and highlights their migration from Africa to Asia. Credit: Luci Betti-Nash.

New fossil ape discovered in India

Palaeoartist reconstruction of a 16 m adult Megalodon. Credit: Reconstruction by Oliver E. Demuth

True size of prehistoric mega-shark finally revealed

San Andreas Fault

Deep underground forces explain quakes on San Andreas Fault

Quartz is one of the most common crystals on Earth

Meteorite strikes may create unexpected form of silica

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