New research from Adelaide University has revealed that geological processes dating back billions of years are critical to locating the rare earth elements needed for modern technologies and the ...

A new study suggests that 'lithospheric dripping' allowed the Green River to carve through Utah's 50-million-year-old Uinta Mountains about eight million years ago. Seismic imaging revealed a detached ...

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge in Iceland. This area is the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, which move apart ~ 2.5 cm/year. Subduction and the formation of continents, a ...

Geomorphology examines the origin, evolution and dynamics of Earth’s surface forms under the influence of both internal and external forces. Endogenic processes such as tectonic uplift, volcanic ...

Researchers may have found a new way to locate deposits of rare earth elements that are vital to the tech and energy industries. Rare earth elements crystallize in Earth's mantle inside blobs of magma ...

A new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface concludes that 'lithospheric dripping' enabled Utah’s Green River to carve through the 50‑million‑year‑old Uinta Mountains about eight ...

MADISON — Parts of the ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought. New research led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin ...

Earth was mostly devoid of oxygen for much of its 4.5 billion year lifetime. That is, until certain processes started to ...