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

Witness the raw power and timeless beauty of nature in this breathtaking 4K UHD cinematic footage of volcanic mountains at ...

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

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

Researchers have identified what may be the first physical traces of primordial Earth, the early version of our planet that ...

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

Researchers found tiny amber pieces in Antarctica’s seafloor. The discovery proves the continent once had forests.

In his laboratory at the University of Poitiers in France, Abderrazak El Albani contemplates the rock glittering in his hands ...

Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered extremely rare remnants of "proto Earth," which formed about 4.5 billion ...

Earth's Ediacaran Period, roughly 630 to 540 million years ago, has always been something of a magnetic minefield for ...

Controversial evidence hints that complex life might have emerged hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously ...

Two tiny ingredients in ancient seawater – nickel and urea – may explain why oxygen arrived late on Earth. A team in Japan ...