THAT AUTUMN, A RESEARCH VESSEL called the Glomar Challenger sailed over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to drill holes and sample sediment. Fossils within the sediment samples they retrieved gave scientists a ...
Earthquakes happen due to sudden movement of tectonic plates and stress release along fault lines beneath the Earth’s crust.
The mid-ocean ridge runs through the oceans like a suture. Where Earth's plates move apart, new oceanic crust is continuously ...
The Ring of Fire spans approximately 40,000 kilometers and surrounds most of the Pacific Ocean, touching continents from Asia ...
The Peninsular Gneiss is a foundational rock formation that represents one of the earliest continental crusts formed on Earth ...
Indonesia recorded more than 43,000 earthquakes in 2025, but most were small and caused limited damage, BMKG said.
A deep earthquake in Chile surprised scientists by using heat to grow stronger far underground and cause serious surface ...
The Aravalli Hills may appear low and worn today, but they represent one of the oldest surviving mountain systems on Earth.
In July 2024, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit near the city of Calama in northern Chile. The shaking damaged buildings and disrupted electrical power ...
When combing the area, scientists drilled through these milky white quartz veins, passing through the acidic dikes. They ...
The mid-ocean ridge runs through the oceans like a suture. Where the Earth's plates move apart, new oceanic crust is continuously formed. This is ...
Mumbai’s geological story comes alive at CSMVS as Local Gyan hosts Land Clues, a hands-on workshop for children to explore ...