Cyclic changes of fluid pressure in fault zones can induce slow-slip events that advance in the direction of fluid flow, even when the faults are stable.

A former Oxford University student has won a prestigious award for his work in geoscience. Dr Dan Bassett, who completed his DPhil in Earth Sciences in 2010, has been presented with the McKay Hammer ...

Both Hayden Bridge and the Lane Rink Exchange are going to be seeing retrofits in order to withstand the Cascadia Subduction ...

Scientists using a high-resolution model to study the Earth's mantle discovered unexplained structures underneath the Pacific ...

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's ...

The Earth's mantle isn't just a hot, dense layer of rock; it's a dynamic and diverse engine driving our planet's geology.

Plates at subduction zones typically move just a few centimeters per year. But when accumulated stress at these convergent ...

Climate change has made great swaths of the planet drier and soils saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access for ...

Scientists discovered plate anomalies in Earth's mantle using seismic wave analysis. These mysterious structures challenge ...

Legends tell us that our planet is dotted with lost lands, from Atlantis to Eldorado and Avalon, which once suffered a ...

The researchers theorize that these far-off remnants could either be deposits of silica-rich material that have hung around ...