The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs 410–670 kilometers below Earth's surface, may store several oceans' worth of water. This water, which is carried to such depths by subducting tectonic ...

With Spurr rumbling near Anchorage, let's look at some of the largest eruptions in the most volcanically active state of the ...

Millions of years ago, a band of intrepid iguanas boarded a floating vessel, and reached the remote Pacific island chain.

Each spring and fall academic departments and programs, as well as student groups, sponsor a wide range of trips and ...

The Solar System's first-of-its-kind finding may be a 90% water planet. Is the dwarf planet, Ceres, holding the possibility ...

HIGHLIGHTS •Aircore drilling to test priority targets expected to commence in late-March, weather dependent, at the Balla ...

For centuries, the true nature of the Moon’s core remained an open question. Was it entirely molten, like the early Earth, or ...

Researchers found Earth's orbital changes align with past volcanic eruptions. Climate shifts and massive eruptions occurred ...

For decades, astronomers have classified exoplanets into neat categories: rocky Earth-like planets, gas giants like Jupiter, ...

New research suggests volcanic activity billions of years ago set the stage for the oxygen-rich atmosphere life on Earth ...

Iguanas rafted more than 8,000 km from North America to Fiji New genetics support the theory that iguanas voyaged to Fiji on ...

How does the melting of Antarctica’s glaciers affect Montanans’ daily lives? Land-locked Montanans might assume they would hardly be affected by the melting of a glacier at the bottom of the earth.