A team of researchers have been analyzing ancient rocks found in Australia that suggest that the Earth formed in far ...

The Milky Way may not have a sharp edge, but scientists have now found where its star-forming activity largely comes to an ...

Satellite data has unveiled a captivating geological phenomenon demonstrating that Earth’s crust is "dripping" under the ...

Rather than slowly condensing over millions of years, the first building blocks of Earth and other planets may have formed ...

From tiny zircons to deep mantle processes, scientists are piecing together a vivid picture of Earth’s earliest days. New research reveals how continents, minerals, and even the building blocks of ...

A new study suggests rare earth elements form in magma above ancient subduction zones, as that magma reacts with substances ...

The limestone at the Twelve Apostles does not sit flat. Look closely at the cliffs along Victoria’s coast and the layers lean ...

Scientists at the University of Melbourne have uncovered for the first time how Australia's iconic Twelve Apostles were ...

Near the shore of the Caspian Sea is a very unique geological formation called the mud volcano islands. Recently, they have ...

As part of a 25th Anniversary Tour, the jamgrass band Railroad Earth heads to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 8 p.m. May 9 ...

The planet is almost 25,000 miles around and 4.54 billion years old, and humans are still discovering some of the amazing ...

Mercury is a small, rocky planet about which researchers know relatively little. Two missions, taking readings as they passed ...