Rivers began pumping weathered material into the sea about a billion years after Earth formed, suggesting continents may have gotten an early start.

The Geological Society of London says of Africa’s severing: ‘Today the EAR remains above sea level however in the future, as ...

Though the volcano’s magma chambers could hold enough material for a caldera-forming event, none of them are likely to erupt soon.

Hubbard, who first joined the USGS as a postdoc, is part of the agency’s Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).

Upheaval Dome is a giant rock formation in southeastern Utah with two potential origin stories, although most scientists think it was created by an ancient meteor strike.

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...