Geoscience

Today’s mammals would not survive the heat of Earth’s next supercontinent. But in evolution, there’s hope.

How understanding Earth’s deep past can lead us into our radically altered future.

An expedition to find rare hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the Mid-Atlantic uncovers new worlds—and some daredevil shrimp.

A thought experiment plumbs archaeology and geology to ask whether our own species will leave a trace.

Paleotempestology promises to uncover patterns of historical hurricanes—to better predict destructive weather of the future.

A crucial link that sustains the Amazon rainforest is at risk of running dry.

Some of the Earth’s hardest features have been shaped by soft animal bodies.

The jet stream is one of Earth’s defining features—but it wasn’t easy to find.

One question for Sönke Dangendorf, a coastal flooding researcher at Tulane University.

Giving Earth an antacid could help slow climate change—but it’s complicated.

Riding Earth’s mighty forces in Nazaré, Portugal.

It’s time to get prepared, argues a professor of volcanology.

A new origins-based system for classifying minerals reveals the huge geochemical imprint that life has left on Earth. It could help us identify other worlds with life too.

Raquel Negrete-Aranda says studying the ocean’s “plumbing” can tell us a lot about life, both under and above the sea.

To change the status quo of a notoriously destructive industry, Aether found a way to produce a cleaner and more ethical diamond.