Geologists have long struggled to understand massive time gaps in Earth’s rock record, where millions—sometimes billions—of ...

In a new paper, Jordan Jensen and Alexis Ault introduce a new forensic tool designed to enhance our understanding of how ...

Recently, a piece of gabbro, a type of igneous rock, was uncovered that seemed to contain mysterious engravings and designs ...

Scientists now know how to drill deep enough to tap into an energy supply that would power the world for more than 20 million ...

There are three main types of rock: igneous rock, metamorphic rock, and sedimentary rock. Almost all fossils are preserved in sedimentary rock. Organisms that live in topographically low places (such ...

Using another analysis of seismic data from NASA's InSight lander, the research concluded that "fractured igneous rocks ...

With our ideas of volcanoes we always associate the grand and the terrible ; and a volcanic eruption—a huge piece of artillery, with a mouth perhaps miles in circumference, shooting up rocks and ...

Water once existed in abundance of at the surface of Mars. How much of that water has been stored in the planet's crust is still unclear, according to a new analysis.

The rocks where the microorganisms were found were ... member of a project conducting scientific drilling at the Bushveld Igneous Complex in northeastern South Africa. The area is one of the ...