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.

The Earth's magnetic field has been getting weaker over the past few centuries. This weakening can be seen in data gathered ...

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 ...

A study led by researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Adelaide has revealed how the breakup of an ...

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.

Extinction rates are not spiraling upward as many believe, according to a large-scale study analyzing 500 years of data.

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 ...

Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals ...