While much remains unknown, it is intriguing that two ancient meteorite impacts, the 3.5-billion-year-old North Pole impact ...

For ages, Earth has been known as a blue planet, a vision largely shaped by the vast oceans that cover three-quarters of its ...

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Boise State University have found evidence suggesting that the ...

A devastating meteorite strike over three billion years ago may have been just what early ... life could take root. Today, the idea of a meteorite crashing into Earth brings fear and images ...

One such moment was when space craft sent back images of the Earth for the first time. Another is the discovery of life on ...

Scientists have made a bold leap in the search for life’s origins, offering a fresh look at how chemistry might have crossed ...

An Oxford study suggests Earth’s water may be native, challenging the idea that asteroids brought water to Earth after the ...

The record-breaking mission offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the geology of our planet’s largest layer.

Rethinking early Earth formation For decades, scientists have tried to identify when plate tectonics first began, marking the earliest evolution of life ... continents might form on other rocky ...

A common mineral, α-alumina, found abundantly in Earth's crust, may have played a critical role in initiating the chemical ...

Gama embodies the resilience and adaptability of nature’s most elusive predators.” The new book will feature 20 stunning ...