The continental collisions that created this narrow Mideast waterway endowed the region with its petrochemical riches—and ...

From the International Space Station, it looks unmistakably like a scar left by a meteorite: a series of concentric rocky ...

Scientists say they have uncovered new clues in Australia about when plate tectonics began on Earth, the only known planet to ...

Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants ...

This past winter, the Rocky Mountains experienced an historic snow drought, a worrying development for the tens of millions ...

A volcanic formation known as Pele’s hair is produced when air-filled magma is stretched, according to a new study by a team ...

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Olivine, the most common mineral in the upper 400 km (about 250 miles) of Earth’s interior, has long been studied for how it deforms. Scientists have identified two primary directions of dislocation ...

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TDG Gold Corp. (TSXV: TDG | OTCQX: TDGGF) (the 'Company” or 'TDG”) is pleased to announce additional drill results from the ...