Earth and the course of life on Earth have been shaped by impacts. Scientists have uncovered links between massive impacts ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case ...

Roughly 35 million years ago, a massive asteroid slammed into the Atlantic Ocean near what’s now the East Coast. The impact struck with such force that it carved out a vast crater, later buried ...

The Chicxulub Impact Crater, located on the Yucatán Peninsula, represents one of Earth’s most significant impact structures and offers a unique window into catastrophic processes that reshaped the ...

A rocky stretch in Western Australia's Pilbara, near Earth's earliest-confirmed lifeforms, was hit by a meteorite about 3.5 billion years ago. Reading time 2 minutes Scientists in Australia say ...

Geologists have discovered the world's oldest known impact crater; it sits in the heart of Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region. An analysis of rock layers in the region suggests a crater at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Nov 20, 2025, 08:01am EST Nov 21, 2025, 11:53am EST Aerial view ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the “clocks” geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case ...

When colossal asteroids rock Earth, it's not all doom and gloom. The menacing asteroid that wiped out non-avian dinosaurs left a colossal marine crater in what's now the Yucatan Peninsula. But after ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes ...