Our scientists study the Earth, and other planets, on scales from the molecular to the planetary scale; from the microsecond to the geological time scale; and from its birth about 4500 million years ...

A recent report published in the Geological Review journal highlights the potential of these reserves. It states that just five years’ worth of mining waste from an iron ore site in Inner Mongolia ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Townsville. Followed categories will be added to My News. Geoscience Australia Senior Seismologist Jonathan Griffin confirmed it as the strongest earthquake ...

Visualization of seismic model S40RTS (Ritsema et al., 2011), showing the LLVP (large red area) under Africa, made using the GPlates software. Credit: Jeroen Ritsema et al. Deep within Earth’s mantle ...

China has about 44 million tons of rare earth mineral reserves, the largest of any country according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) — while the U.S. ranks seventh with 1.9 million tons.

Tonight, a band of cloud will move in from the north, but this will become increasingly broken as it moves southwards, with some clear spells developing overnight. Chilly, with local mist possible ...

During the Neoproterozoic era (717–580 million years ago), a series of extreme glaciations transformed Earth’s geology and chemistry. These “snowball Earth” events weren’t just climate anomalies; they ...

The U.S. Geological Survey recently confirmed two different earthquakes in two different areas of Georgia on the same day this week. Here's what we know: When and where were the Georgia earthquakes?