For years, scientists believed the “giant impact” that formed the Moon melted and reshaped the entire young Earth, erasing its original composition. The new MIT findings challenge that view.

Rocks from Canada, Greenland, and Hawai'i have less of the already rare isotope potassium-40 than those from the rest of the ...

These erratic variations have raised questions about the stability of Earth’s magnetic field and whether our planet’s ...

MIT scientists have discovered ancient rock samples from Greenland, Canada, and Hawaii exhibiting a rare potassium-40 deficit ...

The unidentified stone idol appeared in the earth as archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress in present-day Armenia.

MIT-led research uncovered chemical remnants of the proto Earth, offering a glimpse of the planet’s 4.5-billion-year-old ...

Smithsonian's Sea Monsters Unearthed traveling exhibition begins national tour, sharing a missing chapter in Earth's history.

This little midgey could stick to rocks under water, something scientists thought only sea creatures could do before now.

Wet weather has helped a new population of one of the UK's most ancient creatures to hatch in the south of Scotland. The ...

“Diamonds are a natural work of art in themselves and they’ve been celebrated as such,” Serfaty says, adding that they have ...

Scientists have discovered what may be the oldest surviving piece of our planet — a tiny chemical clue from the time before ...

According to a prophecy from an ancient tribe, we could be approaching the 'end of the fourth world', which could spell ...