Microbes - alive and thriving -- have been found sealed within a fracture of 2-billion-year-old rock beneath Earth's surface.

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A new study shows how land and ocean weathering form one system, linking rivers, rocks, and seafloor muds to shape Earth’s ...

Potentially the largest known source of niobium discovered in central Australia formed 830 million years ago, and we can ...

Nature has a way of creating wonders that feel more like myths than science. One such mystery, detailed in a report by ...

Clues to our planet’s dramatic past are in the layers of rocks we might overlook. A great guide shows why they deserve our ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks — plains of ...

In Jezero Crater’s Bright Angel formation, Perseverance has found rocks rich in organic molecules and minerals linked to ...

Until recently, we could only study geology by looking at rocks on Earth and the Moon —well, and the rare meteor or two that ...

Earth has existed for 4.54 billion years, and during that time, our planet has undergone a number of violent transitions. This makes it difficult for researchers to find out what happened during Earth ...