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

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting environments for long stretches in the ancient past, a new study suggests.

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

Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...

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

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

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way that urea—an essential building block for life—could have formed on the early Earth. Instead of requiring high temperatures or complex catalysts, this ...

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

Relive the good old days in Google Earth Google rolls out Street View time travel to celebrate 20 years of Google Earth Google Earth wowed everyone 20 years ago, and it's still pretty cool.