There's a billion-year gap in Earth's geological history. A new study seeks to explain the mystery.

Much of our understanding of Earth's past is derived from stratigraphic records exposed in rock outcrops or recovered from drilled cores. These records span immense time intervals, from thousands to ...

A potential new mineral on Mars forms when iron sulfates are heated above 100°C. Data from Valles Marineris regions suggest ...

Most major geological events in Earth's recent history have clustered in 27.5-million-year intervals — a pattern that ...

Houchin and his colleagues studied dozens of zircon crystals from the Jack Hills in Western Australia. These are the oldest ...

There are many open questions about how our planet formed 4.55 billion years ago: When did plate tectonics start? When did the Earth's mantle begin to vigorously circulate in a process called ...

Recent advances in AI are helping scientists unlock new secrets about the Moon’s far ...

In the 20th century, scientists began to suspect Earth was a lot older than we thought. It was our old friends/deadly foes, uranium and lead, that provided the first evidence.

Scientists warn that the plate beneath Gibraltar arc will begin to shift toward the Atlantic within 20 million years.

From towering mountains that pierce the sky to colossal waterfalls, ancient monoliths, and vast canyons carved over millions of years, these landmarks draw travellers from across the world. While the ...

In the rocky highlands of northern Vietnam, Lung Cam Village endures as a living archive of Mông culture. Set in Sung La ...