The Curiosity rover conducted a first-of-its kind experiment on Mars, detecting organic molecules that have never been ...

Key features • For the nine months ended 31 March 2026 (the ‘period’), total-injury and lost-time frequency rates# improved by 18% and 15%, respectively, from the period ended 31 March 2025 (the ‘prio ...

New research published on the Twelve Apostles estimates the geological formation is younger than previously known. The study ...

Scientists have uncovered the moment the Colorado River was “born,” revealing how it once pooled in a vast lake before ...

Researchers have applied a temperature proxy to exceptionally well-preserved fossil phytoplankton for the first time. The ...

Ancient ripple layers on Mars capture a single sandstorm, helping scientists estimate how dense the planet’s atmosphere once ...

Geologists have solved the mystery of the disappearance from the geological record, millions of years ago, of one of North ...

A new geological study reshapes the timeline of a major tectonic collision that helped form the Andes, suggesting key events ...

If you trace the animal family tree back through the fossil record, the trail usually goes cold about 539 million years ago. Before this boundary—the start of the famous Cambrian explosion—multicelled ...

Construction on Rome's Metro C has uncovered spectacular Roman ruins, and its new "archaeo-stations" are giving visitors a whole new way to experience the city's ancient past.

Early Homo sapiens and their ancestors were consuming psilocybin-containing mushrooms, research suggests, and it likely shaped their consciousness. The psychedelic compound boosts connectivity in ...

Finding an activity that entertains everyone from your thrill-seeking teenager to your geology-obsessed uncle is harder than parallel parking a pickup truck. Wonder World Cave & Adventure Park in San ...