Lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts more than half a century ago are providing a fresh take on the moon's mysterious ...

Sponges may be ancient, but their timeline has been murky. New research suggests the earliest sponges were soft and skeleton-free, explaining why their fossils don’t appear until much later. By ...

For about six months, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called boxwork, low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy ...

This much more than just a show case exhibition of rocks and minerals—it is a celebration of a profound Oregon legacy that has shaped the world of geology! Oreg ...

Mars gets its red color from oxidized iron dust, and the oldest myth mistake remains the same: Mars is Roman, while Ares is Greek.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered spiderweb-like ridges high on Mars’ Mount Sharp, hinting at long-lasting groundwater. Could these strange formations rewrite what we know about ancient Martian ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover investigates boxwork rock formations on Mount Sharp to gather evidence of ancient groundwater on Mars.

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India is sitting on a goldmine of strategic minerals inside discarded smartphones. Explore the science behind turning e-waste into fighter jets and aeroplanes.

About 56 million years ago, Europe and North America began pulling apart to form what became the ever-expanding North Atlantic Ocean. Vast amounts of molten rock from Earth's mantle reached the ocean ...

Marcia Bjornerud loves rocks. Not just under a petrographic microscope, but as animated entities with properties and ...

Tiny zircon crystals are revealing that Earth’s earliest history may have included surprisingly complex tectonic activity.