Sedimentary rocks have unveiled a fascinating chapter in Earth’s geological history, revealing ancient ocean floor cooling. This discovery sheds light on previously unknown changes in ocean ...

Jason learned to read playing Pokemon Crystal on the Game Boy Color, and hasn't looked back. He received a Journalism degree at California State University, Fullerton while working on news coverage ...

Big Four Mountain's mystery: 82-degree tilted rock layers defy geology's horizontal rule. There’s a basic rule in geology: Sedimentary rock layers build up horizontally. So how did the slabs of Big ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In its two years and three months of exploring the Red Planet, NASA ...

An international research team has discovered evidence supporting the existence of an ocean on ancient Mars. Researchers from Guangzhou University in China, Pennsylvania State University in the United ...

Petrified wood is a fossil that is the remains of ancient vegetation, most commonly ancient trees. It occurs by a natural action known as permineralization, a process in which mineral deposits take on ...

At archaeological digs, areas are carefully marked off into tiny grids where teams of scientists cautiously remove hundreds of years of natural deposits. Sometimes, bone shards or fragments from human ...

Bryan Nelson is a science writer and award-winning documentary filmmaker with over a decade of experience covering technology, astronomy, medicine, animals, and more. The Zhangye National Geopark in ...

Sandy McGillivray, an archaeologist studying the Minoan ruins of Palaikastro on the eastern shore of Crete, had never seen anything like it. While strolling along the beach, McGillivray noticed bits ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Earth is missing some of its crust, and now scientists have a new lead on what's to blame: A ...