Geologists at the University of Houston claim to have found the remains of an ancient tectonic plate beneath Canada that was pushed under the surface tens of millions of years ago.
Secrets of the Earth
Iron snow falling on the Earth's inner core, buried mountain ranges, hidden tectonic plates, and ancient sunken continents. Novel geological discoveries are rewriting the science books and telling new tales about this incredible planet we live on.
In what sounds like the opening scenes of a sci-fi disaster movie, scientists have managed to revive microorganisms that have laid dormant for over 100 million years.
Researchers have found evidence that some of the world’s most impressive gems, such as the Hope Diamond, originated much deeper in the Earth’s mantle than previously thought.
Newly released maps of Zealandia, a massive sunken landmass many have argued should be classified as Earth's eighth continent, are revealing the topography of this underwater land in unprecedented detail.
Researchers have discovered the oldest material on Earth – and it’s much older than the planet itself. Tiny grains isolated from a meteorite that fell in Australia were found to be between 5 and 7 billion years old, meaning they predate the solar system itself.
A team of geologists has found evidence to suggest snow may be falling within the broiling hot core of planet Earth. Of course, this isn’t your everyday surface snow – they say that these flakes would be made of iron alloys.
Scientists have found some of the earliest direct evidence of life on Earth, in the form of preserved organic remains in 3.5-billion-year-old stromatolites in Australia.
A new study raises the possibility that continents may have risen out of the sea much earlier than is currently believed, before being destroyed once again by tectonic activity.
Using data from one of the biggest earthquakes on record, geophysicists have now found massive mountain ranges hundreds of kilometers beneath our feet.