A new study has upended a long-held theory that asteroids brought water to Earth – as it turns out it may have always been here ...

At 2.5 billion years old and weighing in at 2.5 tonnes, the banded iron formation is so heavy that Museum engineers had to reinforce the floor underneath it in Hintze Hall. 'The rock tells a ...

China is blocking exports of these vital minerals. What makes them so special?

New Curtin-led research has revealed that water played a far bigger role than previously thought in shaping Earth's first ...

UNLV geoscientist Arya Udry shares what motivates her in studying space, her work on the Mars Perseverance mission, and the world of knowledge a meteorite can bring.

Not all discoveries are the work of scientists and explorers. Sometimes it's just a guy out in the woods looking for a bit of ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

Plants and animals also take a heavy toll on Earth's hardened minerals ... Critters big and small trample, crush, and plow rocks as they scurry across the surface and burrow underground.

The rocks on Earth are constantly changing due to many different processes. There are three main types of rock, with rocks changing between each type over millions of years. This rock recycling is ...