The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not ...

According to the Snowball Earth hypothesis, Earth underwent at least two extreme global glaciations during the Cryogenian. Traces of these events can be seen across the globe in sedimentary rocks ...

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

New research reveals how rock strength plays a crucial role in erosion, shaping landscapes over millions of years.

Patagonia’s ‘living rocks’ hold ancient bacterial biofilms, offering insights into early life and potential bioengineering ...

A study of ancient stromatolites reveals that ammonium reservoirs in early Earth's oceans, likely influenced by volcanic ...

The discovery of pale, loose rocks on the Martian surface could suggest that Mars was once a much warmer world.

"Given how rare such evidence is due to [Earth's] geological recycling processes, this is a major breakthrough in ...

In short, asteroid 2024 YR4 went from breaking records for known threatening asteroids to being a near-zero threat. At some ...

These results suggest that similar reactions between helium and iron may have occurred within Earth’s core shortly after its formation, trapping much of the primordial helium-3 in the material that ...

Kirkland and researchers the University of Portsmouth in England and St. Francis Xavier University in Canada chemically ...