"What we've found are structures where dense sand has sunk into lighter sediments that floated to the top of the sand, ...

Could there be an ocean buried deep beneath our feet, hidden some 700 kilometers below the Earth’s surface? If the recent discoveries from scientific teams in Brazil and Botswana are to be believed, ...

Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) of South Africa, these microscopic ...

Sinkites reveal inverted subsurface structures and may affect carbon storage strategies. Their formation remains under active investigation. Scientists have identified hundreds of massive sand formati ...

When high-velocity asteroids land on Earth, they can form a meteor impact crater. Such collisions have occurred throughout ...

Normally, younger rocks are deposited above older ones, forming predictable geologic layers. In the North Sea, this process ...

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.

Science Space Earth’s oldest meteorite crater found in Australia Move over, Yarrabubba. The new recordholder is 3.5 billion years old. Andrew Paul Mar 6, 2025 11:15 AM EST ...

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

While mining the Earth’s core may remain a sci-fi fantasy for now, the discovery provides fresh insight into the geological processes that bring rare materials closer to the surface.

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth has sold for just over $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.