Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AI models used ancient zircons to reveal Earth’s earliest crust chemistry, solving a long-standing geologic mystery. (CREDIT: CC ...

From the wild coasts of Québec to the dusty hills of Western Australia, scientists are chasing the oldest rocks on Earth to unlock our planet’s earliest secrets. These ancient survivors—some over 4 ...

The Greenland shark, Earth’s longest-living vertebrate, can survive for up to 400 years in the icy depths of the Arctic and North Atlantic. Its slow growth, delayed maturity, and unique adaptations ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Understanding the Earth’s journey through the Milky Way is tricky, but a new study used neutral hydrogen and zircon crystals to dig up details of ...

Geoscientists have long relied on different forms of lead to understand Earth's geological history and how it was created ...

A new exhibit has hatched at the Paleontological Research Institution’s Museum of the Earth. “Marvelous Mollusks: The Secret World of Shells” opened on June 6, made possible due to support from the ...

"Secrets of the Earth" explores our planet with the same sense of awe and wonder normally reserved for alien worlds. Computer graphics, visual analogies and a recurring cast of expert scientists ...

In Earth’s early days, more than 4 billion years ago, the surface was a dangerous and unpredictable place. Violent volcanoes, crashing meteorites, and constant tectonic activity repeatedly resurfaced ...