Mysteries of San Andreas Fault Are Explored by a Drill
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Dubbed by the National Science Foundation as a modern-day journey to the center of the earth, a $250 million project uses a drill to explore the San Andreas fault.
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The technology  resembles the ultrasounds used by doctors to inspect a woman's  womb. But a team of scientists are using it to map rocks deep  below the Earth's surface to hunt for oil and gas.
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Deep rumblings many kilometers (miles) below the San Andreas fault in California could offer a way to predict earthquakes, according to US scientists.
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Recent research is providing new insight into experiences more often left to paranormal explanations.
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Scientists give details of a new mission to investigate colossal explosions on the surface of the Sun.
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The mystery behind the bizarre tree rubbing rituals of North America's  grizzly bears may be solved.
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PARKFIELD, Calif. The earthquake that rattled nerves throughout Central California yesterday will boost efforts by scientists who are trying to predict future quakes.
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Scientists give details of a Japanese mission to investigate colossal explosions on the surface of the Sun.
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Earthquakes are not unusual in the San Francisco Bay Area, but a team of Penn State geoscientists believes that the hazard may be greater than previously thought because of a hidden fault under Marin County.
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By Jim Carney, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Jan. 31--Nick Garbinsky wants to study rocks and earthquakes when he grows up but maybe he should consider water currents instead.
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In this story, planetary geologist Paul Spudis discusses some of the mysteries of Earth that might be solved by returning to the Moon.
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A NASA probe that shot past Mercury  this month detected a puzzling geological feature that  scientists on Wednesday labeled "The Spider" and found evidence  of past volcanic activity on the closest planet to the sun.
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BERKELEY, Calif. -- Mysterious tremors deep beneath the San Andreas Fault could portend future earthquakes, according to University of California, Berkeley scientists.
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Yesterday's  massive tsunamis were  triggered when a plate of earth that was dug like a bulldozer blade into the ocean floor off the coast of western Indonesia broke through layers of rocky resistance and created a rupture hundreds of miles in length, geologists said.
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NOAA is leading a project to let natural resources professionals find data that isn't accessible to search engines.
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Volcanologists studying erupted rocks say they have new insights into what might trigger explosive eruptions.
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After 100 years of speculation, scientists have finally found proof that strong tides can trigger earthquakes. The link was confirmed by a trio of researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles