Archaeologists never expect much from a basic utility trench, so the crew near Salerno figured it would be an ordinary job.
About 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) below our feet, two enormous patches of strange rock sit above Earth’s core. New ...
Seafloor lava rubble stores far more carbon than solid rock, revealing a long-overlooked carbon sink shaping Earth’s climate over time.
Geologist Anjana Khatwa explains how embracing wonder and awe adds to our scientific understanding of the rocks that form our ...