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 ...

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

There was a circle in Maria Burns' yard where grass wouldn't grow and trees died. She knew what it was: An old natural gas ...

The research on black carbon needs to be updated as more becomes known about the aerosol, and that makes tracking wildfire ...

Composting has gone mainstream. If you're ready to pile on, we've outlined everything you need to know to start a compost ...

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

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