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Plate tectonics

Plate tectonics illustration.

Before plate tectonics, the Earth may have been covered by one giant shell

Science

New research confronts the idea that plate tectonics started when the Earth was formed.

A Nepalese army personnel stands in front of a collapsed temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal a day after the April 25 earthquake rocked the country. The quake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing thousands and triggering a deadly avalanche on M

Earthquakes create as well as destroy

Environment
A NASA graphic illustrating the interior of the Earth.

How the Earth made its own water — out of rocks

Science

Thriving Microbial Life in the Planet’s Deepest Oceanic Trench

Environment

Undersea Life Around ‘Black Smoker’ Vents

Environment
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Ash Cloud From Chile Reaches Australia

Environment

Gauging the impact of Chile’s volcanic eruptions on Australia.

The Living on Earth Almanac

This week, facts about…the Krakatau volcanic eruption.

Earth’s Crust Section Gone

A piece of the Earth’s crust along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is missing and researchers have set out to sea to find it.

Almanac: Undersea Volcanoes

This week, facts about undersea volcanoes. Scientists are recording them, and tourists are flocking to them.

Almanac: Krakatau volcanic eruption

This week, facts about the Krakatau volcanic eruption 118 years ago.

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