Ancient Earth’s hot interior created “graveyard” of continental slabs
Higher mantle temperatures caused subducting tectonic plates to sink much further than they do today.
Higher mantle temperatures caused subducting tectonic plates to sink much further than they do today.
Findings suggest two mechanisms may have powered the moon’s ancient churning, molten core.
Study ties specific interval during an extended period of volcanism to Earth’s most severe mass extinction.
Study finds history of Titan’s landscape resembles that of Mars, not Earth
Professor Kristin Bergmann and her class used innovative technology to explore the sedimentary history of the Carrara Formation in California's Death Valley.
PhD student Renato Lima de Oliveira examines how a country's natural resources affect its politics and policies.
Geologist Oliver Jagoutz scales mountains to gain tectonic insights.
MIT scientists and alumni well represented on newly announced NASA asteroid missions Psyche and Lucy.
Scientists find huge reduction in African dust plume led to stronger Saharan monsoons 11,000 years ago.
Data from New Horizons mission suggest a water-ice ocean lies beneath Pluto’s heart-shaped basin.
Richard Alley delivers 2016 Carlson Lecture on the physics of glaciers and how ice sheets capture a history of the world’s climate.
Scientists reconstruct first hours after a giant impact created one of the largest craters on the moon.
Continuing seismic activity could pose additional hazards to infrastructure.
A novel interpretation of Raman spectra will help the 2020 Mars rover select rocks to study for signs of life.
Beginning 2.33 billion years ago, atmospheric oxygen built up in just 10 million years.