A meteor may have led to the formation of the Grand Canyon, a new study has found. While many Americans are familiar with the Grand Canyon’s beauty and uniqueness, they may not be aware of the story ...

Earth is still collecting scars from space, and scientists are only now learning to read them properly. Newly mapped impact craters, both on land and hidden beneath the oceans, are revealing that ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way scientists view the history of Earth and the planet's stages of evolution.

A colour-changing lake born from a meteor impact keeps baffling scientists, blending space science, ancient myths, and rare ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Lonar Lake, India's sole confirmed meteorite-impact crater, formed approximately 52,000 years ago when a meteorite struck basalt rock. This rare geological formation, measuring 1.8 km in diameter, ...

For this week's edition of Drone Zone, we head to Winslow to check out the Meteor Crater. It was formed 50,000 years ago, and is the size of 20 football fields. The crater has fascinated scientists ...

This piece is part of a special project on deep time examining what the Western U.S. was like thousands, millions and even billions of years ago, and how that history is still visible and ...

The impact crater could be linked to the origins of life on Earth. The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...