The Great Transformation The Dolomites are about 250 millions years old and are composed mainly of sedimentary rocks and ...

Underwater volcanoes are powerful geological forces shaping our planet and oceans. These hidden giants form through tectonic ...

Whether they are above ground or below the ocean’s surface, mountains not only reveal the continually shifting nature of the Earth, they also profoundly affect weather conditions, contain diverse ...

The Yellowstone supervolcano in Wyoming may have formed in a very different way than scientists previously thought, according to a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Researchers from ...

New report says Himalayas were once seafloor islands. Oct. 5, 2008 — -- Home to hundreds of the world's loftiest mountains, including Everest, the Himalayas take their name from a Sanskrit word ...

March 29 (UPI) --A merger of many ice volcanoes form Pluto's two mane mountains, a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications reveals -- and what they've found suggests the planet is an ocean ...

Researchers have discovered a 400-mile-long chain of extinct, fossilized volcanoes buried deep below South China. The volcanoes formed when two tectonic plates collided during the breakup of the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Once the Investigator had sailed about 250 miles (400 kilometers) east of Tasmania, the crew saw ...