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The North Pole, often a subject of fascination, lies at the very top of our planet, but its exact location can be difficult to pinpoint on a standard map. Geographically, it is located over the Arctic ...

Nestled in Michigan’s rugged Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and the people are hearty, sits a treasure trove that would make Indiana Jones rethink his career choices—the A.E. Seaman Mineral ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

East Antarctica is the largest ice sheet on Earth. Alone, it holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by a ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

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Sea level on Earth has been rising and falling ever since there was water on the planet. Scientists were already able to use ...