Krypton, the noble gas better known for its fictional association with Superman, has become one of the most telling chemical tracers in planetary science. By measuring krypton isotopes locked inside ...

Himalaya, represents a continuous geological record from the Jurassic to Eocene period (≈201 to 34 million years ago).

Unusual potassium isotope signatures in Chang’e-6 lunar samples point to extreme conditions created by the impact that formed ...

Scientists have discovered that bridgmanite, a mineral in Earth's lower mantle, can store significant amounts of water, potentially reshaping our understanding of ocean formation.

In the two-way race between the U.S. and China to put humans back on the moon, the lunar south pole is widely considered the ...

An obscure lunar region called Rimae Bode is emerging as a high-priority landing site for China’s first crewed moon mission ...

"It offers a diverse landscape of volcanic plains and ancient highlands, allowing astronauts to sample everything from volcanic ash erupted from the deep lunar interior to debris from massive ancient ...

For centuries, scientists have tried to answer the question, “What’s the Earth made of?” While drilling projects and geological studies have revealed clues about the planet’s crust, the deeper layers ...

Stanford researchers have created the first-ever global map of a rare earthquake type that occurs not in Earth's crust but in our planet's mantle, the layer sandwiched between the thin crust and Earth ...

ABSTRACT: The Fianga Massif belongs to the Pan-African Range of Central Africa in Chad. The Fianga Massif belongs to the Chadian sector of the Pan-African Range of Central Africa. The Fianga area has ...

Bermuda has long been a geologic mystery, as its formation doesn’t match up with those of typical islands created by magma hotpots, such as Hawai‘i. A new study finds that Bermuda rests on a ...

A giant structure hidden deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean is giving scientists a new reason to look past the legends of the Bermuda Triangle and focus instead on what lies below the seafloor.