Geology

Afghanistan gets hit by a third earthquake in days as the Hindu Kush shakes again

According to the USGS, the quake occurred at a depth of 216.7 km (134.65 miles).

Afghan residents clear rubble from their home at the site of a Pakistani airstrike in Barolo village in the Marawara district of Afghanistan's Kunar province on June 29, 2026.
Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 7, 2023.

The third road: Albania and the end of the resource colony - opinion

The Krasheninnikov Volcano erupts on August 3, 2025.

The supervolcano that once destroyed Japan's civilization is refilling, scientists say

Antartica's Blood Falls.

Study explains Antarctica’s mystery Blood Falls


4.3-magnitude earthquake strikes the Gerash area in southern Iran

The tremors were felt in Fars province. Many residents rushed out of their homes, and some shared videos on social media.

Gerash in Southern Iran.

Massive emerald gemstone found in Madagascar's presidential palace

Mines Minister Carl Andriamparany called the gemstone a collector's dream, adding that officials have found no record of a similar stone ever documented in Madagascar.

Madagascar's new military ruler, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, speaks after being sworn in as president on Friday taking over from Andry Rajoelina following a coup that ousted him, at the constitutional court in Antanariv , Madagascar, October 17, 2025

McDonough Meteorite: 23-Gram Visitor Older Than Our Planet Blasts Through Family Roof

University of Georgia researchers say the 23-gram 'McDonough meteorite' came from a main-belt asteroid shattered 470 million years ago.

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Lost Lemuria resurfaces: Indian-Ocean zircons revive legend of a sunken continent

Study finds 3-billion-year-old crystals on Mauritius tied to hidden microcontinent “Mauritia,” supporting 19th-century legends of a lost land beneath the Indian Ocean.

 Lost Lemuria resurfaces: Indian-Ocean zircons revive legend of a sunken continent. Illustration.

Unveiling Zealandia: How magnetic data revealed Earth's hidden eighth continent

Magnetic data and geochronology reveal the submerged continent's geological history.

 Coral sea topography.

Ancient stromatolites reveal volcanic ammonium supported early life

Dr. Ashley Martin: "A large ammonium reservoir would have been very beneficial for early life, providing the nitrogen source needed for biological processes to occur."

 Ancient stromatolites reveal volcanic ammonium supported early life before the Great Oxidation Event.