The discovery could usher in a wave of investigations into the evolution of Earth’s mantle, a layer of material about 1,800 miles deep that extends from just beneath the planet’s thin crust to its ...

A massive meteorite strike 3.5 billion years ago left behind the world’s oldest known impact crater, challenging previous ...

Travertine is not only a geological wonder but also a popular building material. Its use dates back to ancient Rome, evident ...

Earth froze over 717 million years ago. Ice crept down from the poles to the equator, and the dark subglacial seas suffocated ...

This illustrated geologic timescale of Earth focuses on the landscapes, flora and fauna of the West, drilling into the region’s deep history.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The view from the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. - Jonathan O’Neil A rocky outcrop in a remote corner of ...

A thin slice of the ancient rocks collected from Gakkel Ridge near the North Pole, photographed under a microscope and seen under cross-polarized light. Field width ~ 14mm. Credit: E. Cottrell, ...

Science in the silver age: Aetna, a classical theory of volcanic activity -- Some Neo-Platonic and Stoic influences on mineralogy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries -- Mechanical mineralogy -- ...

The Himalayas, renowned as the world’s highest mountain range, have always been a focal point of significant geological research. These majestic peaks, often seen as the epitome of Earth’s structural ...

A thin slice of the ancient rocks collected from Gakkel Ridge near the North Pole, photographed under a microscope and seen under cross-polarized light. Field width ~ 14mm. Analyzing rocks in thin ...