Beneath the opaque clouds of Venus, our sister planet, gigantic lava tunnels await exploration. Researchers have indeed announced they have identified an exceptional underground cavity proving ...

Earth's ocean floor is not just steadily pulling apart; new research reveals rapid, dynamic cracking along mid-ocean ridges.

A Martian volcano once thought to be the result of a single eruption turns out to have a much more complex past. Orbital imaging and mineral data show it developed through multiple eruptive phases, ...

Scientists using the ALMA telescope have created the most-detailed-ever map of the Milky Way's chaotic center. The ...

Genesis is about to do something that would have seemed unlikely just a few years back: build a mid-engine supercar to top ...

Far beneath the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,000 kilometers off Portugal’s coast, lies a colossal underwater canyon system that ...

For the first time in Brazil, researchers have identified a field of tektites. These are natural glasses formed by the high-energy impact of extraterrestrial bodies against Earth's surface. These ...

We know Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many geographically and biologically special features. Yet few of us know it also has ...

Every winter Yosemite National Park becomes the stage for one of nature’s most riveting optical illusions: a magnificent waterfall that for a brief moment appears to be made of pure golden fire.

T o the untrained eye, the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC), in northeastern South Africa, is kind of unassuming. It’s roughly the same size as West Virginia – or, for metric users, the Republic of ...