Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

Researchers have called for the public's help after an image appears to show an unidentified object slamming into Saturn.

Measuring shells and skeletons encased in thousands of limestone samples has revealed that the sheer amount of living stuff ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

For over two decades, physicists have been working toward implementing quantum light storage—also known as quantum memory—in ...

Is Earth's inner core solid or liquid? While the inner core is extremely hot, experts have known that it is solid for many ...

Dam construction since 1835 has caused Earth's poles to "wander" away from the planet's rotational axis because of the ...

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

Sea level on Earth has been rising and falling ever since there was water on the planet. Scientists were already able to use ...

A tectonic clash in Tibet formed giant copper deposits, revealing how recycled crust can power clean energy and reshape ...

In the state of Oregon, the Painted Hills offer a quieter but no less fascinating example of natural colour layering. The ...