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.

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

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 ...

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

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

Scientists believe that gold and other precious metals are slowly leaking to the surface from Earth's core through Hawaiian volcanoes.

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 ...