Silfra Fissure in Iceland, located in Þingvellir National Park, offers a unique opportunity to swim or snorkel between the ...

In an article published in Science Advances, a collaborative team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ...

A team presents new details of an oceanic transform fault at the Gofar fault in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The work reveals unexpected brine deposits beneath the seafloor near the fault, which could ...

Being a geophysicist can sometimes feel like being a detective —uncovering clues, and then building a case based on the evidence.

Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is dripping away in blobs of rock—and that the remnants of a tectonic plate sinking in Earth's mantle may be the ...

Being a geophysicist can sometimes feel like being a detective —uncovering clues, and then building a case based ...

"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the secrets of this ghostly phenomenon.

Primarily located under the Midwest in the U.S., this craton appears to be “dripping” into the mantle due to a subducting oceanic slab known as the Farallon Plate, according to researchers at ...

In an analysis of the most devastating earthquakes globally, China surpasses Indonesia, as reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... its geographical position at the convergence of multiple ...

Myanmar’s location between two tectonic plates – the India and Eurasia plates – places it at particular risk of earthquakes. The boundary between the two plates is called the Saigang Fault.

The Bellevue City Council voted unanimously on Monday to approve funding for two police cameras that will be installed at the north and south ends of town, on Main Street. The Flock Safety cameras ...

The Chinese delegation was led by Hong Liang, Director General of the Boundary and Oceanic Affairs Department ... It further said that "The two sides explored various measures and proposals ...