Scientists have uncovered new evidence that Earth's continents are continuously reworked deep beneath the surface, offering ...

Geologists cracked a 2-billion-year-old code buried deep in the Earth, and it's rewriting everything we thought we knew about ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that the vanished Tethys Ocean may have sculpted Central Asia’s mountainous landscape ...

Today's Arctic may feel remote and desolate, but more than 70 million years ago, it was a surprisingly lively place for some ...

The vast sea that vanished millions of years ago didn't just disappear quietly. New research shows it may have pushed up ...

Explore 25 Major Events in Earth's 4.5 Billion Year History. Discover pivotal moments from its formation to the rise of life.

A group of Earth scientists led by Utrecht University has created an online tool that shows where any place on Earth was ...

Scientists discovered three new mammal species that survived in Alaska’s ancient Arctic during the age of dinosaurs.

Three previously unknown species of rodent-like mammals that once scurried alongside dinosaurs in what is now northern Alaska ...

The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is ...

Antarctica and India were connected millions of years ago as part of Gondwana, forming a huge mountain range that split apart millions of years ago. Traces of a rock similar to both regions have been ...

Trove of fossils discovered in Canada sheds light on "when life first became large, complex and unmistakenly animal." ...