Geologists found evidence in the way enigmatic sandstones called Tava formed in the Rocky Mountains hundreds of millions of ...

The key to unlocking the secrets of distant planets starts right here on Earth. Researchers at Tohoku University, the ...

If Earth's history were a calendar year, humans would not appear until the last few minutes before midnight on Dec. 31.

Researchers said their finding suggested the 'cap and bracelet from the Treasure of Villena would currently be the first two ...

This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first emerged.

Researchers from Spain’s National Archeological Museum recently discovered two objects that are part of the Treasure of ...

These “miniature trails of destruction,” as the researchers call them, are caused by high-energy particles bouncing off the nucleus inside a rock, which knocks that nucleus out of place. The resulting ...

But what if that wasn't the only time in Earth's history that a space rock triggered an ancient apocalypse? In a new Netflix series, controversial author Graham Hancock claims that an ancient ...

Bolivia’s Quebrada Honda Basin reveals ancient climate clues from 13 million years ago, offering insights for today’s climate challenges.

When the ancient 'God of Chaos' asteroid skims close to Earth it could have a major reaction and be transformed.

An asteroid named for the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and disorder may not pose a hazard to Earth, but that does not mean Earth is not a hazard to it.

MIT researchers analyzed precious samples from the asteroid Ryugu, delivered to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission. They ...