"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ash deposits, which is extremely unusual," study lead author Valentina ...

A new study by Dr. Margherita Mussi, published in Quaternary International, highlights how naturally occurring basalt spheres ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known cerapodan dinosaur fossil in Morocco, discovered back 168 million years.

Researchers working in Marbella have uncovered a gabbro rock carving of manmade lines that could date to 200,000 years ago.

Researchers have discovered a 3.5-billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Western Australia, providing new insights into ...

Researchers did not expect the huge size of the meteorite given the frigid continent's history of thousands of space rocks ...

The fossils — which may date back to 1.4 million years — were nicknamed “Pink” in honor of iconic rock band Pink Floyd.

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

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The find could hold implications for understanding the origin of life here on Earth.

This week, geologists announced they discovered the world's oldest known impact crater. It's in Western Australia's ancient ...

The discovery of a 3.47-billion-year-old crater in WA's Pilbara region pushes back the age of the earliest-known impact site on Earth by more than one billion years.