Earthquakes occurring below oceans have been the subject of intense speculation of seismologists across the globe. Theories of the past have failed to pinpoint the exact cause of why or how earthquakes ensue. A new theory now tries to demystify t

Shimmering diamonds are not just earthly in origin. They can also be interstellar and meteoritic. From the depths of the earth to the expanses of the sky, it seems that, diamonds are not only forever but also all pervasive

Carbon dioxide, the killer gas in today's world seems to have been the culprit aeons ago too. It has been identified as the gas which possibly led to mass extinctions some 250 million years ago

Meandering water channels always follow a gently winding path. Why this happens has been explained with the help of a model developed by physicists Taniemola Liverpool and Sam Edwards,

VOLCANOES could have played a central role in the series of extinction events throughout geologic history, conclude researchers. The study, coauthored by several American geologists, claims

The discovery of a dormant volcano in an undersea ridge flanking the Barren Islands in the Andamans has galvanised the forest and wildlife officials into preparing plans to study the impact on the

The "greatest scientific fraud of the century", attributed to an Indian geologist, was in the spotlight once again recently in an article published in the scientific journal, Nature. The findings of

A model to explain the formation of a vast stretch of volcanic rocks near Bombay may even explain the extinction of dinosaures

GEOLOGISTS have found traces of a river that flowed between 5,000 and 11,000 years ago in the desert expanse of the Arabian peninsula. Some stretches of the river may have been as wide as 5 km