East African Rift: Africa Splitting into Two
Africa is literally tearing apart, with a valley splitting the continent at a rate of millimeters a year. This geologic…
Earth Signals: Today's Global Geological Events
A dormant underwater volcano near the Northern Mariana Islands has recently shown signs of potential activity. The USGS…
1958 Lituy Bay Megatsunami: Alaska's Historic Event
A mile-wide glacier and mountain range clash in Lituy Bay, Alaska, triggered a tsunami towering over a cruise ship. The…
Nankai Trough Earthquake: Japan's Deadly Risk
Japan's Nankai Trough fault line, off the country's coast, threatens up to 298,000 people in its path. This geological…
Fagradalsfjall Volcano's Crying Eye Visualization
Volcanic activity offers a new opportunity to understand Iceland's dynamic landscape: Fagradalsfjall is likened to a cr…
California Fault's Impending Movement
A sudden tremor in the San Andreas Fault — the 700-mile crack in the earth — has researchers on edge along the Golden S…
Underwater Volcanic Activity: First Direct Observation
In the Indian Ocean, scientists watched as the seafloor silently ripped apart, a process they had only hypothesized bef…
Yellowstone's Second Magma Reservoir: 2015 Discovery
Yellowstone National Park’s magma system is now known to be even larger than previously thought. However, USGS reports…
Mount Everest's Slow Rise Visualized
Mount Everest is still growing, as the Himalayas rise each year at a pace unlike most other mountains. This process beg…
Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes Fox Islands, Aleutian Arc
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled the Fox Islands in the Aleutian Arc, a region already known for its frequent seismic…
Hawaii Lava Skylights: Volcanic Wonders Revealed
Hawaii's volcanic landscape has transformed into a fire-lit cave spectacular. Dozens of lava skylights offer a rare, vi…
Continental Drift: Pangaea to Today's Seven Continents
Pangaea, the supercontinent that once dominated Earth, began to split about 200 million years ago, forming the continen…