These crustal collisions occur gradually over millions of years, yet have a profound impact in reshaping the Earth's surface.

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The woman said the “stunningly beautiful” walk was a new experience to add to your bucket list. Irv Gotti, Grammy-winning producer for Ashanti and Ja Rule, dies at 54 Radiocarbon dating of artifacts ...

The long-ignored continent of Zealandia has now been mapped and officially recognized as Earth’s eighth continent. Stretching over 4.9 million square kilometers, most of Zealandia lies beneath the ...

Two gigantic canyons on the moon — both deeper than the Grand Canyon — were carved in less than 10 minutes by floods of rocks ...

The moon may still be geologically active, judging from the way the lunar far side is wrinkling as the moon contracts. At ...

The Tibetan Plateau, often called the "roof of the world," continues to baffle geologists and others curious about Earth’s ...

The Geological Society of London says of Africa’s severing: ‘Today the EAR remains above sea level however in the future, as extension continues along the rift, the rift valley will sink lower and ...

A massive seafloor eruption at Axial Seamount could reshape Earth in 2025, with hundreds of daily earthquakes signaling an ...

Hubble's discovery of expanding galaxies confirmed the universe's vastness, laying the foundation for the Big Bang theory and ...

You do this four times, until all 16 words in the puzzle are grouped. The tough part is that Times associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu chooses words that could fit in multiple groups. The obvious ...