Three huge tectonic plates meet at the Mendocino triple junction off the coast of northern California, and a new study ...

Vema Hydrogen drills wells to stimulate hydrogen production deep underground, which could result in some of the cheapest ...

A hidden shard of ancient crust has been detected where California’s San Andreas system collides with the Cascadia subduction zone, reshaping how I understand the tectonic engine of the West Coast.

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Great Falls on Thursday, briefly rattling residents and raising questions about why earthquakes occur in the region.

"Greenland is the world’s largest island. ... On most maps, Greenland looks enormous. That’s just a distortion caused by ...

California’s most dangerous faults are not only defined by the headline grabbing magnitude 7 shocks that topple freeways and rupture gas lines. Deep below the surface, swarms of tiny earthquakes, some ...

A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating earthquake risk at the Cascadia subduction zone. When you purchase through ...

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San ...

As good as all the issues are, January 2026 was one of the best. In a time of impermanence in our national values and principles, it’s refreshing to read such good articles about things — rocks, in ...

A new law went into effect in California on January 1, 2026. It attempts to clamp down on a practice depriving the state of toll revenue while it aids and abets other types of vehicle-based crime such ...