Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.

On a dreary day in a nondescript field, I visit the site where a 4.56 billion-year-old bit of space rock came to Earth ...

He thought he’d struck gold in Victoria’s historic fields. Instead, a stubborn, unbreakable rock that defied saws, acid, and a sledgehammer hid a secret billions of years in the making.

It started with a rock that didn’t look like a big deal. Just a dark lump in the Sahara. The kind of thing you could walk ...

A new NASA analysis concludes that it is "reasonable to hypothesize" that living things could have formed the odd organic ...

Today, the scarab remains a focus of popular devotion through a tourist tradition: people circle it - often seven times - seeking luck, love, or a wish fulfilled, echoing (in a modern, secular form) ...

Dive into the ever-evolving world of wristwatch trends with expert analysis. Discover enduring designs and cutting-edge ...

Discover underrated Florida state parks with waterfalls, fossils, wildlife, and hidden trails that reveal the Sunshine State’s wild and peaceful side.

Fourth-graders Kenya Lemus Zurita, right, and Junia Sailer demonstrate how to make a fossil cast. Kelloggsville — When fourth-grader Jackie Escobargobar turned a golden, semi-tr ...

Space is a busy place, filled with celestial objects bumping around. They’re always out there but from time to time get our attention more than others, and we seem to be in such a time, with the ...

On clear nights, a brief streak can make a whole sky feel alive for a moment. People call it a shooting star, but the name ...

Kidney stones are made of crystallized salts and minerals. Severe kidney stone pain and blood in your urine require medical attention. Drinking water and taking pain relievers can help you manage ...