Demand for gas remains high despite efforts to move to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, but fracking may not produce the desired results thanks to the geology of the UK.
It may be impossible to drill deep into the Earth, but by studying how tremors from earthquakes travel through the Earth, scientists have gained new insight into our planet’s core.
Geologists in New Zealand may have discovered how tectonic plates move after detonating half a tonne of explosives on the the country’s North Island.
A zircon crystal found on a sheep farm in Jack Hills, Western Australia was formed 4.4 billion years ago, making it the oldest piece of the Earth yet discovered.
Air and ground surveys have allowed scientists to confirm the existence of a large meteoroid impact crater buried beneath a small town in Iowa in the US.