What roils beneath Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In fact, ...

About 41,000 years ago, Homo sapiens may have survived increased solar radiation caused by a weakening magnetic field by ...

Volcanoes have stirred human awe for thousands of years, with their bursts of fire and rivers of molten rock. Yet, beyond the ...

In a study co-authored by a Texas A&M University scientist, researchers have revealed new insights into the geological ...

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Scientific American talked with Gabbott and Zalasiewicz, authors of the book Discarded: How Technofossils Will Be Our ...