New BGS data shows that on Sunday, April 20, an area in Bute, Scotland, popular with hikers was struck by a small earthquake, ...

As you read this, the North American continent’s underside is dribbling away into Earth’s molten mantle. And according to ...

The British Isles are bursting with child-friendly spots. Natalie Paris rounds up 10 of the best for families to choose their ...

A trio of researchers has found evidence of the impact of the Late Antique Little Ice Age on Iceland almost 1,500 years ago.

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North ...

These are the 10 articles from The Westmorland Gazette this week that caught readers' attention the most. An earthquake registered on the Richter scale just over the Cumbrian border on April 15, ...

New research finds that despite large rivers and seas of liquid methane, Saturn's moon Titan seems mostly devoid of river deltas, raising new questions about the surface dynamics on this alien world.

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons ...

An earthquake registered on the Richter scale alongside the M6 motorway last night, according to the British Geology Survey.

Up to 850 jobs could be created in an investment by US-based consortium, GRAMM, in the Royal Port of Barrow. The ...

A virtual tour of a woodland near Keswick has been launched. The 360-degree tour of Dam Mire Wood in Threlkeld, has been created by Friends of the Lake District and Colin Aldred, an aerial ...