Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

A 410-million-year-old fossil shows ancient lichens were shaping Earth’s surface long before forests took root.

Far from boring, this period saw the reorganization of deep Earth in manners that prepared the way for life to grow complex.

Ancient rocks reveal a potassium-40 deficit, the first physical evidence of the proto-Earth and insights into early planetary ...

An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ancient mantle and continents, and the early beginnings of the moon.

The ice sample, retrieved in Antarctica, is the oldest on record—but this discovery may just be tip of the iceberg.

Scientists have discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on Earth in East Antarctica, dating back six million years.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration and private investors are partnering with two rare earth startups in a $1.4 ...

Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in the study of the first humans on Earth, who lived approximately 2.75 ...

Behind the Sun, the comet appears to show signs of acceleration beyond what is expected by gravity. And for reasons not yet ...

If there’s one word that immediately conjures images of mystery, danger, and sheer natural beauty, it’s “iceberg.” These ...

The interstellar object 3I/Atlas has left astronomers amazed after data revealed it follows the most stretched and unusual orbit ever measured ...