Geology

The contents of the ancient seawater trapped in rocks for 390 million years may also give scientists clues about the climate on ancient Earth.

Discoloration at the water's surface suggests to scientists that the underwater volcano could have been erupting since mid-October.

Marie Tharp was a geologist and oceanographic cartographer who created the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor.

Jessica and Seth Erickson were celebrating their anniversary when they stumbled upon the diamond, which could be worth around $25k.

Researchers have found huge swathes of infrastructure across the 970,000 square mile area will be at risk by 2050.

It is thought earthquake swarms relate to fluids moving through the crust beneath the surface, Jamie Farrell, from the University of Utah, told Newsweek.

"It's a weird feeling to know that there is a possibility of losing your home," a Hawaii resident told Newsweek.

A new archaeological technique has been able to verify Old Testament accounts of military campaigns against the ancient Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.

"The drought conditions are allowing cavers to enter passages that formed tens of thousands of years ago," cave expert John Gunn told Newsweek.

Volcanologist Matt Watson told Newsweek that increased activity at Mauna Loa does not mean it will erupt, but officials are monitoring it closely.

There are about 1,350 potentially active volcanoes in the world, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The huge volcano, rising 13,000 feet above sea level, has been showing signs of heightened unrest in recent weeks.

Earthquakes are caused by tectonic plates suddenly slipping at fault lines, releasing large amounts of energy as seismic waves.

Italy has three active volcanoes—Stromboli, Mount Etna in Sicily, and the Vesuvius volcano close to the southern city of Naples.

The massive landmass will be barely recognizable, with an enormous ocean on one side of the planet.

These lakes form because warm temperatures in the Arctic are melting the permafrost.

The mining involves collecting minerals from the ocean floor for use in battery manufacture, and it can affect deep-sea communities.

It has been suggested that September 19 is cursed in Mexico, after powerful earthquakes occurred on this day in three separate years.

Volcanic unrest at Lake Taupō in New Zealand could continue for months without any real eruption but could cause landslides, mudflows and ground subsidence.

Several species feed like this fossilized creature might have, regurgitating their guts before re-swallowing them.

A rare olive-green beach in Hawaii is at risk of being destroyed by tourism, with people driving their cars to visit the unique site.

Researchers have discovered remains of a massive coral reef in a desert plain they previously thought was featureless.

The apparent landmass off the northern coast of Greenland is one of many vanishing islands discovered in the last five decades.

The mysterious white mounds appearing on the shores of the Great Salt Lake have been found to be getting larger with each year.

Scientists have found evidence that the Chicxulub impact sparked widespread wildfires within minutes.

Scientists at Arizona State University have found that diamonds are made at the boundary between the Earth's core and the mantle.

"Nobody knows where it goes, where it lives, anything," National Geographic's Anwar Mamon told Newsweek.

A new species of dinosaur, Bisticeratops froeseorum, has been confirmed after the in-depth study of a skull found in 1975.

The angler discovered the bulldog fish fossil when his line got caught on it during a fishing tournament on the Missouri River.

The sinkhole's depth has only ever been guessed at, however now researchers have used a robot to gage proper measurements.