A prevailing theory in the scientific community, known as the "RNA World" hypothesis, suggests that life may have originally ...

The calcitic layers of the eggshells of archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds) and turtles are composed of distinctive ...

Himalayas reiterate a tale of planetary transformation — of drifting continents, lost oceans, and the birth of life itself.

A new study published in Science Advances by researchers from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy ...

This finding has reshaped how we understand the Earth’s mineral wealth and is challenging old scientific beliefs about how ...

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal on a slab of sandstone ...

Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the U.

Major implications for Earth's geochemical history The researchers also highlighted the formation of a significant quantity of solids at the surface rather than at depth. This observation suggests ...

They are the first moon rocks brought to Earth since the last Soviet Luna mission of 1976. The first samples of moon dust brought back to Earth for more than 50 years are in the UK - being studied ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its uncontrolled ...