The discovery of Earth’s oldest impact crater may rewrite planetary history. Scientists studying Western Australia’s ancient ...

New research led by Curtin University and QUT (Queensland University of Technology) has revealed that repeated asteroid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient glaciers reshaped Earth’s surface and shifted ocean chemistry, fueling the rise of complex life, a new study found. Calved ...

For decades, geologists labeled a billion-year stretch of Earth’s history—from 1.8 to 0.8 billion years ago—as the “Boring Billion.” They assumed not much occurred during the time: mountain building ...

A team of researchers has made strides in understanding the formation of massif-type anorthosites, enigmatic rocks that only formed during the middle part of Earth's history. These plagioclase-rich ...

A study led by geoscientists at the University of Sydney has revealed why some ancient continental edges became fertile sites ...

Ancient asteroid impacts may have done more than reshape Earth's surface—they could have helped spark life itself. New computer models show the collisions created enormous underground hydrothermal ...

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