Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

The oldest terrestrial materials ever dated by scientists are extremely rare zircon minerals that were discovered in western ...

A 2.35-billion-year-old Moon rock that fell to Earth in Africa is rewriting what we know about lunar volcanism. This rare meteorite, studied by UK scientists and unveiled at a major geochemistry ...

The biggest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth is heading to auction in New York. Here is a break down of what makes it ...

Geologists confirm that industrial waste turns into rock in just 35 years, challenging traditional ideas about geological ...

The red, brown and gray hunk is about 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars found on Earth and represents nearly 7% ...

Chinese scientists believe samples found by Chang'e-6 mission answer central question in lunar science, but some in the West have doubts A year after China returned the first rock samples from the ...

A tectonic clash in Tibet formed giant copper deposits, revealing how recycled crust can power clean energy and reshape ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

Researchers used zircons and AI to reconstruct Earth's ancient crust, revealing possible tectonic processes from the planet's ...

According to a study, various parts of the state have levels of arsenic in drinking water at higher than 5 micrograms per ...

Mars Rover accidentally ran over a rock and broke it open — revealing mysterious yellow crystals inside More life-related ...