Native Hawaiian oral traditions record a rich history of the changing volcanic landscape in Hawai‘i. Interweaving cultural ...

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Observing our planet from the International Space Station since July 2022, NASA's EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source ...

House lawmakers on Thursday passed Republican bills aimed at boosting critical mineral mining projects and geothermal energy ...

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ULLIN, Ill. (WSIL) -- Three earthquakes hit in the region recently, with one reported as felt from more than a thousand miles away, according to the USGS. The United States Geological Survey (USGS ...

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Cratons are fascinating yet enigmatic geological formations. Known to be relatively stable portions of the Earth's continental crust, cratons have remained largely unchanged for billions of years.