Certain metallic rocks seem to be making oxygen in the dark, without light or sunshine, at the bottom of the ocean.

Scientists have solved the mystery of how earthquakes can occur 420 miles deep inside Earth, where extreme pressure and heat ...

The phenomenon has been happening for millions of years quietly beneath our feet and could shed new light on how the ...

Like a moth in a cocoon, the metamorphosis of Earth's crust from molten goop to solid land is hidden from view, leaving ...

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

Artificial intelligence is making a huge splash now, but NASA saw its potential long ago. Here are four ways AI is helping ...

The Department of Geology has changed its name to the Department of Earth Sciences to better reflect the breath of its work.

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation ...

The asteroid is about 33 feet (10 meters) across and poses no danger to Earth. It joins another known lunar asteroid ...

Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds.

In the dusty, rust-colored expanse of Gale Crater on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered a ghostly echo of a long-lost world. Etched into the rock are tiny undulations — ripples frozen in time, ...

For months space enthusiasts were fascinated by a small asteroid that was pulled by Earth's gravity and was fondly referred ...