Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

Researchers have discovered ancient time capsules in South America. Specifically, they found amber samples in an Ecuadorian ...

An ancient asteroid impact in Australia is revealed in shards of glass created when the giant space rock collided with the Earth.

Researchers found shocked quartz indicating a comet explosion linked to megafaunal extinctions and the clovis culture's ...

Moving ice on early Earth exposed deep rocks, freed key elements, and nudged our planet toward conditions where complex life ...

Scientists found honey bee genes tied to social behavior that resemble human ones, suggesting ancient shared roots.

How did ancient extinction events contribute to global climate change? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated a connection ...

New Curtin University research has uncovered a striking link between the structure of our galaxy and the evolution of Earth's ...

An asteroid that struck Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago left a long trail of destruction in its wake, new research ...

The rover carries a drill to penetrate rocks and tubes to hold the samples gathered from places judged most suitable for ...

Prehistoric insects trapped in amber give ‘little windows’ into ancient life on Earth - For the first time, scientists have ...