The ground beneath our feet can often seem to be the one constant in the human experience. We even use the term “grounded” to describe people who seem to be particularly stable. Yet, the Earth is in ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American America is about to blow up a bunch of stuff ...

Heather Macdonald was almost as happy as if she had found a kimberlite pipe. A kimberlite pipe is a rare geological formation that slowly churns diamonds up to the Earth’s surface. Macdonald, ...

"Volcanic dust, climate change, tsunamis, earthquakes--geoscience explores phenomena that profoundly affect our lives. But more than that, as Doug Macdougall makes clear, the science also provides ...