The ocean plate was once the seafloor of Neotethys — an ocean that formed when the supercontinent Pangaea broke up into a ...

Potential patches of Earth's ancient crust, sometimes called "sunken worlds," may have just been discovered deep within the mantle, thanks to a new way of mapping the inside of our planet.

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

To find out, the team used whole-Earth oscillation data from 104 past earthquakes to create a detailed 3D model of the upper ...

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

For millions of years, as the Arabian and Eurasian continental plates have drifted toward each other, the underground ancient ...

The history of life on Earth is a tale of slow burns and sudden explosions, shaped by environmental upheavals and evolutionary resilience. Researchers at Virginia Tech have traced the evolution of ...

Earliest inner solar system planetesimals shaped the inventory of moderately volatile elements in terrestrial planets.

Many seismologists and researchers have long believed the Earth possesses a fast flowing ... a very fluid and well-mixed mantle found in most geology textbooks. Such a potentially major ...

Students work closely with faculty to learn about the workings of the Earth and develop skills to thrive in modern geoscience careers. University of Dayton students majoring in geology and ...