Normally, younger rocks are deposited above older ones, forming predictable geologic layers. In the North Sea, this process ...

Researchers have modeled sea level changes on thousand-year timescales for the past 540 million years. These insights offer ...

Scientists reconstructed 540 million years of sea level changes, showing Earth's oceans rose and fell by hundreds of feet ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

They're not actual spiders, of course, but rather strange geological features.

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed thick, dusty layers of the Cat's Claw Nebula, a region of star formation about ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

The North Sea, a region known for its rich history and vital role in energy production, holds a surprising geological anomaly ...

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...