A new study suggests rare earth elements form in magma above ancient subduction zones, as that magma reacts with substances ...

A new study has found that most rare earth deposits – sources of metals essential for electronics and clean energy ...

Located in Sicily, Mount Etna is Europe's most active volcano. Yet its origin remains largely enigmatic, as no existing ...

When the Cascadia Subduction Zone finally ruptures, the shaking will start beneath the ocean floor, roughly 50 to 80 miles ...

The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, the University of Oregon’s marine station located in Charleston, Oregon, was granted a $30,000 one-time investment from the UO Strategic Investment Process for ...

Chief Scientist Frieder Klein and Deep Rover Pilot Alan Scot exploring a submerged carbonate platform. Credit: Novus Select. Scientists found that “boring” ocean faults may be ...

The secret to Earth's richest gold deposits isn't what scientists expected. It requires cooking the same rock twice.

Learn how Mount Etna stands apart from most volcanoes, having been formed by pockets of magma held in Earth's upper mantle.

Scientists uncover how underground mantle winds create and control powerful supervolcano eruptions like Yellowstone.

Early Sunday, a burst of seismic activity rippled through the Pacific Ocean about 240 miles west of Westport, Washington, ...