New research reveals how rock strength plays a crucial role in erosion, shaping landscapes over millions of years.

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...

Literally billions." To put that in perspective, the Earth is thought to be about 4.5 billion years old, which means these ...

Patagonia’s ‘living rocks’ hold ancient bacterial biofilms, offering insights into early life and potential bioengineering ...

Throughout Earth's history, ice caps have been very rare, but a model of the past 420 million years suggests an explanation for why they sometimes form ...

and navigational cameras transport images back to Earth. "It's like a video game to see these images of Mars up close," said Hausrath. "You can zoom in, see the rocks and soil, pick out a spot to ...

A study of ancient stromatolites reveals that ammonium reservoirs in early Earth's oceans, likely influenced by volcanic ...

Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only ...

“Peat soils have a unique ability to block this type of naturally occurring radiation, drastically reducing the number of ...

Earth's robotic explorers have been roaming ... "You can zoom in, see the rocks and soil, pick out a spot to measure, figure out the chemistry and mineralogy of a specific rock — it's just ...