Beneath the Afar region's vast landscape in Ethiopia, scientists have discovered a powerful geological force that is ...

In a groundbreaking study published in Communications Earth & Environment, researchers from the University of Manchester have ...

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The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...

A dusty envelope misplaced in a government archive has rewritten a chapter of mineral history. That 1949 letter, discovered ...

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

Geoscientists have discovered a new process in plate tectonics which shows that tremendous damage occurs to areas of Earth's crust long before it should be geologically altered by known plate ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...

Though mostly underwater, this geological giant has sparked debate as a possible eighth continent. Just 5% of its surface peeks above sea level, making it one of Earth’s most elusive landforms.

The discovery of an ancient meteorite impact crater was recently reported in Western Australia. But not everyone is convinced ...

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The Archean Eon (4–2.5 million years ago) is the second of Earth’s four major geologic eons, a time when the planet was mostly covered by oceans extending far deeper than those found today.