Researchers used zircons and AI to reconstruct Earth's ancient crust, revealing possible tectonic processes from the planet's ...

Researchers have recreated the tumultuous beginnings of Earth, simulating what the planet was like just after its formation 4 ...

Scientists created a simulation showing that early Earth still retained chemical traces of its igneous youth, 4.5 billion years ago.

The crater in Western Australia was identified as the oldest in the world earlier this year, but new research suggests the ...

Normally, younger rocks are deposited above older ones, forming predictable geologic layers. In the North Sea, this process ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

The town gets its name from the district it sits in, which is home to half of the world’s supply of a group of metals known ...

For one, scientists observe a "cosmic fossil" called the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The first light that was free to ...

That’s exactly what happens at Indian Echo Caverns in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania – a subterranean wonderland that somehow remains one of the state’s best-kept secrets despite being, well, absolutely ...

A thin layer found in the top few centimeters of soil plays a big role in its ecology. Biocrust is built, maintained and ...