Far beneath central Turkey, a dense slab of rock is peeling away from the bottom of the continent and sinking into the mantle ...

Scientists used satellite data to confirm that Earth's crust is "dripping" into the mantle beneath Turkey's Central Anatolian ...

Researchers have confirmed that a rare geological process called lithospheric dripping is pulling pieces of the Earth’s lower ...

The Konya Basin, situated in Central Anatolia, Turkey, is exhibiting signs of rapid ground subsidence, despite being part of ...

A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major ...

As early as 2024, scientists from the US and China discovered that the Earth’s core had slowed down and even stopped moving in relation to the Earth’s crust. But until now, the general public—that’s ...

Earth’s deep interior may hold water equal to today’s oceans, challenging long-held views of how the planet became habitable.

Woman accused of leading police on a long chase appears in court in wheelchair A woman accused of trying to hit a police officer with her minivan before leading police on a long chase that ended in a ...

Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

Long-term satellite measurements show that Earth’s magnetic field is changing faster and more unevenly than expected, driven ...

An artistic reconstruction of Earth during the Hadean eon (~4.5 billion years ago). Intense volcanic activity, heat from accretion, and frequent impacts kept the young Earth in a molten state. This ...