Samples from the far side of the moon gathered by China’s Chang’e-6 mission record eons of tumultuous lunar history ...

New findings from basalt samples retrieved by China's Chang'e-6 mission reveal that volcanic activity on the Moon's farside dates back between 4.2 and 2.8 billion years. This research provides key ...

Mapping in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off Alaska has uncovered a 1,640-foot-tall structure on the seafloor, but scientists ...

According to a 2013 U.S. Geological Survey study, the basalt beneath Oregon and Washington could hold more than 14,000 ...

New research confirms volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon billions of years ago. Researchers analyzed lunar ...

Through the intricate study of lava tubes -- caves formed following volcanic eruptions when lava cools down -- an international team of researchers has uncovered clues about Earth's ancient ...

Researchers have discovered evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history. The writing was etched onto clay cylinders discovered during a dig at an ancient Syrian city.

This points to a period of volcanic activity at least 1.4 billion years long on the far side during the first half of the moon's history, when it was a more dynamic world than it is today.

Scientists have discovered amber in a sediment core recovered thousands of feet below the surface of the Antarctic, a baffling finding that could indicate the existence of an ancient temperate ...

Two independent teams of scientists identified volcanic rock fragments that are approximately 2.8 billion years old. One fragment, however, is even older, dating back to about 4.2 billion years.

In fact, according to a new report from the University of California, this particular gopher-volcano encounter proved to be such a net positive that its effects are still being felt 40 years later.

Limiting oil's ascent, Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab resumed partial production from the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea, Western Europe's largest oilfield, the day after a power outage ...