Planetary scientists have produced the first global map of small mare ridges on the Moon, adding new evidence that the lunar surface has been reshaped in geologically recent times by tectonic forces ...

A recent study showed the structure, featured in the movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” is gently moving in strong winds, or when volcanoes and earthquakes vibrate the Earth.

Scientists compare volcanic cones on Earth and Mars to explain how gas-rich magma forms scoria cones. Spacecraft observations and Earth analog sites provide evidence of similar eruptive processes.

SP Crater (above left), located in Arizona’s San Francisco Volcanic Field, features a 7-kilometer-long lava flow that extends northward and has been used for NASA astronaut geology training. In two ...

People who get moderate to vigorous physical activity may be less likely to develop dementia, stroke, anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders, according to a preliminary study. People who get ...

Correspondence to Dr Sebastien F M Chastin, School of Health and Life Sciences, Institute for Applied Health Research, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK; Sebastien.Chastin{at}gcu.ac.uk ...

Once thought dormant, the Moon is actively shrinking due to its cooling interior, a process revealing fresh tectonic features ...

India’s great river deltas have long been seen as landscapes of abundance. A river delta is a triangular lobular landform created when rivers empty their water ...

BEIJING, Feb 24 (Reuters) - China's nine-day Lunar New Year holiday delivered a boost to domestic travel and consumer spending, meeting government hopes that an extended break would coax households to ...

Greenland Energy Company, led by Texas oil veteran Robert Price, is preparing to drill the Jameson Land basin in Greenland's east coast, a strategically important, untested Arctic petroleum system ...

The four tourists received fines, but could have gotten jail time for their actions.