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

A bold claim about Earth’s earliest known meteorite impact has been reevaluated after new evidence emerged from the Pilbara ...

It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

Ex-NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman has donated $15 million to support the U.S. Space & Rocket Center's ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

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

New research has dramatically reshaped our understanding of Earth’s early geological history, overturning traditional beliefs ...

A groundbreaking discovery in northern Quebec has confirmed the existence of Earth's oldest known rocks, dating back 4.16 ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Earth's magnetic field and oxygen levels have increased more or less in parallel over the past 540 million years, suggesting ...

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...