Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, ...

Scientists discover ultra-weak faults near the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti that continued to slip for weeks.

Brenden Bobby is taking a week off, but he’ll return soon. Oil has been big in the news lately, and specifically the vast oil ...

The US raid on Venezuela caused huge travel disruption in the Caribbean. Airlines are adding dozens of extra flights to help passengers get to their destinations. Two maps show the scale of flight ...

Among all the planets in the Solar System, Earth stands alone. It’s the only one with active plate tectonics — a dynamic process that has shaped life, climate, and continents for billions of years.

A map by Newsweek shows how previously shuttered military bases in the Caribbean are coming back to life as the United States builds up its forces in the region. The reactivation of U.S. military ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Oct 29, 2025, 03:16pm EDT Nov 01, 2025, 01:11pm EDT For the first ...

United States Geological Survey map of tectonic plates in the Caribbean region. Caribbean islands are located where earthquakes frequently strike due to their proximity to tectonic plates and fault ...

A new study presented at the 2025 EPSC/DPS Joint Meeting proposes that the rarity of specific geological and atmospheric conditions necessary for technologically advanced life significantly limits the ...