Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?

Canadian researchers led by McGill PhD student Jonathan O'Neil said they'd found the world's oldest rocks, formed 4.3 billion ...

A new dinosaur species unearthed from the famed Morrison Formation in Colorado has been identified, according to a journal ...

Discover how scientists found and dated the oldest rocks on the planet, and why studying them can help explain how life on ...

Places such as Purgatory Chasm and Millstone Hill, in Worcester's Green Hill Park, bear witness to the work of the glaciers.

Jezero Crater, once a lake bed some 3.5 billion years ago, has become the focus of NASA’s search for signs of past life. It’s ...

California-based Brimstone is teaming up with OKC-based Dolese Bros. to use its Roosevelt quarry to produce alumina for ...

And that’s where it gets even more interesting – nearby sedimentary rocks contain structures that may be microfossils, hinting that life began not long after Earth itself. Not everyone’s fully ...

The formation of Heart Mountain near Cody is a story of a block of rock the size of Rhode Island moving at 700 mph, an ...

Sedimentary rock is comprised of sediment, as the name suggests. Over time, tiny minerals, sand, rocks, and debris layer on ...

In late June 2025, an ancient city covering several square miles was discovered beneath Wyoming's Horse Peak mountain. Rating ...

Deccan Plateau's groundwater crisis in Karnataka reveals alarming depletion trends, urging sustainable farming practices and policy interventions.