A mong the hilly forests of southern China, scientists have discovered the largest modern meteorite impact crater on Earth. Dubbed the Jinlin crater, the giant pitted scar could become an invaluable ...

China has quietly confirmed that a vast circular scar in its northeast is not a volcanic basin or a quirk of erosion, but a ...

Researchers from Shanghai and Guangzhou, China have discovered an impact crater. It sits on the side of a hill in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. They've given it the name Jinlin crater. The team ...

Now researchers say one of the most important lithium discoveries on Earth may be hiding in plain sight. Beneath remote desert hills along the Nevada and Oregon border, a long-dead volcano may contain ...

The McDermitt Caldera most likely hosts the world's largest deposit of lithium trapped in claystone. Located on the Nevada – ...

At 900 meters, the giant crater in southern China is three times larger than the previous Holocene recorder holder.

A newly discovered, remarkably well-preserved impact crater is shedding fresh light on how extraterrestrial bodies collide with Earth. In the journal Matter and Radiation at Extremes, by AIP ...

Volcanoes, with their sheer power and captivating beauty, have mesmerized the human imagination for centuries. These geological gems offer a glimpse into our planet’s fiery core, revealing the dynamic ...

Learn more about volcanic activity on Mars and how it may have once provided vital elements to the atmosphere.

A new study published in PNAS from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin is the first to define large river ...

As of Saturday, Nov. 29, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. This means 63% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's ...

Rano Raraku, a steep-sided crater on the southeastern coast of Rapa Nui (as locals call the island), was the heart of moai ...