Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

This beautiful river is a must-visit swimming spot -- if not for the hue of the water, then for the unique animalesque rock!

An analysis led by the University of Chicago of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why the planet was ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

Deccan Plateau's groundwater crisis in Karnataka reveals alarming depletion trends, urging sustainable farming practices and ...

Imagine alien limestone towers emerging from a creepy (but beautiful) lake. Now, add toxic water and dangerous dust storms, ...

Rock formations called “hoodoos” fill the Bisti De-Na-Zin Wilderness in northern New Mexico. The desert area is rich with fossils from dinosaurs and animals that lived here in ancient times.

Micrometeorites raining down from space may have provided the perfect surfaces for the first primitive cells to form on Earth ...

Petrified waterfalls are formed when mineral-rich water flows over rock surfaces and evaporates, leaving behind layers of ...

Must-see places in and around Joshua Tree include sites where a rock star met his fateful end, an outdoor museum built by a ...

I don’t mean to gloat, but — no, to be honest, I really do mean to gloat. Last week, while you were sweltering in your ...