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

Researchers have recreated the tumultuous beginnings of Earth, simulating what the planet was like just after its formation 4 ...

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

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

The discovery of an ancient meteorite impact crater was recently reported in Western Australia. But not everyone is convinced ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed thick, dusty layers of the Cat's Claw Nebula, a region of star formation about ...

Over the past two centuries, humans have locked up enough water in dams to shift Earth's poles slightly away from the ...

Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have ...

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

Fresh evidence claims that the Earth and the surrounding galaxy are suspended inside a cosmic void based on echoes from the ...

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

July 9, 2025, saw the Earth spin through one of its shortest days on record a fleeting, nanosecond instant that passed unnoticed by most, but sent ripples within the domain of high-precision ...