Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs about how our continents formed and when plate tectonics began.

The partial vertebra appeared inside a 2.5-inch-diameter column of rock that researchers drilled, earning the title of the ...

Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even ...

A museum in Denver has found a fossil that is almost 70 million years old under its parking lot while running an unrelated ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in ...

Researchers used zircons and AI to reconstruct Earth's ancient crust, revealing possible tectonic processes from the planet's ...

Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused ...

Beneath the turquoise waters of the South Pacific hides a massive secret—Zealandia, a sunken landmass stretching nearly two million square miles. Though mostly underwater, this geological giant ...

North Sea's giant sand mounds that perplexed scientists up until now have been found to be younger, denser sands that sank into older, lighter "ooze." ...

Scientists just confirmed the world’s oldest rocks in northern Quebec. Some may have formed from Earth’s earliest seawater.

Rewriting Earth’s Geological History Beyond its economic impact, this discovery challenges long-established geological theories.