Rocks on Iceland beaches confirm the Late Antique Little Ice Age, caused by volcanic eruptions, precipitated the fall of the Roman Empire.

Geologists confirm that industrial waste turns into rock in just 35 years, challenging traditional ideas about geological formation.

Every mystical quest features a journey riddled with challenges, a cast of colourful characters, and a treasure trove that unlocks more intrigue. The Meteorite Hunters: On the Trail of ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

The oldest terrestrial materials ever dated by scientists are extremely rare zircon minerals that were discovered in western ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

An analysis of the provenance of the Matarrubilla stone, a large megalith at Valencina in Spain, indicates that the ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest? New research suggests they are.

Now housed in a cramped courthouse basement, the Little Rock Police Department's evidence storage facility is destined for much more spacious quarters -- the 60,000-square-foot building on West ...

An analysis of rocks from Hawaii’s volcanic islands has found what could be the strongest evidence yet that material is in fact leaking out of the core — and has been pushed all the way to the ...

A rock shaped like an arrowhead on Mars, displaying intriguing features, could reveal clues about ancient microbial activity. Scientists remain puzzled by these discoveries. A close-up of the Martian ...

NASA will explore two different strategies for fetching Mars rocks collected by the Perseverance rover, and there's a chance these samples contain evidence of alien life.