For sheer abundance and ease of production of oil and natural gas, it simply doesn’t get any better than the Persian Gulf region.

They’re called rock glaciers, and they might not look like much, but they’ll continue to provide meltwater after the world’s iconic white glaciers are gone.

Both faults are along plate boundaries that move in similar ways and have ruptured in enormously destructive earthquakes in the past.

Researchers say they have uncovered the Stonehenge stone's "true" journey — from Scotland to Wiltshire via the North Sea.

Some rocks will burn, and others will melt, depending on how they were formed and what minerals they contain.

Understanding why some faults creep rather than sticking and causing massive earthquakes is important for gauging the future risk of both earthquakes and tsunamis.