I’ve spent much of my long life studying — and trying to understand — the history of the universe. Along the way, I have been constantly reminded that science is essentially international: Science ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

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Hurricane Idalia intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 4 storm in less than 24 hours as it barreled toward Florida’s ...

Tectonic pulses beneath Africa are splitting the continent apart to produce a new ocean, according to University of ...

Rhythmic pulsing deep beneath landlocked east Africa is literally tearing the continent apart. But while the effects won’t ...

A research team found evidence that a plume of hot mantle and tectonic plates generate activity deep beneath the Afar region in Ethiopia, which will one day tear apart the African continent and create ...

The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket treated stargazers in Europe to a surprise display on the night of June 23, when ...

A plume of molten rock rising from the depths of the Earth in heartbeat-like pulses is slowly tearing Africa apart—and will ...