May 30, 2017 Christian geologist sues Grand Canyon for religious discrimination A Christian geologist-turned-creationist, who claims Grand Canyon National Park barred his request to obtain rocks from the Park based on his religious beliefs, is suing on claims of religious discrimination.
April 11, 2017 Japan has plans to drill through the earth's crust and reach the mantle Scientists at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) are planning to be the first group in history to successfully drill down into Earth's mantle. Here is what they are proposing.
March 21, 2017 Earth's original crust found in Canada Part of the planet’s original crust has been unearthed in Quebec, researchers Jonathan O'Neil and Richard Carlson announce in a study published in Science.
March 16, 2017 Teenager discovers 7.44 carat diamond in Arkansas state park A teenager made the discovery of a lifetime when he stumbled across a 7.44 carat diamond at an Arkansas state park.
March 6, 2017 Earth's mantle is more than 100 degrees F hotter than scientists thought How hot are Earth's scorching insides?
February 17, 2017 Scientists discover gigantic lost continent that sunk into the ocean millions of years ago A lost continent that sunk 100 million years ago has been discovered underneath New Zealand.
February 16, 2017 Vast lake of molten carbon discovered under western US Scientists have discovered a huge reservoir of molten carbon deep beneath the western U.S.
January 25, 2017 Massive crack discovered in Arizona desert A fissure almost two miles long has been discovered in the Arizona desert.
December 23, 2016 Volcano that may have killed the Neanderthals is making noise again An Italian supervolcano could be heading toward an eruption—and that's bad news for the 500,000 or so people who live in and around it, the Washington Post reports.