Scientists in Australia have discovered a fossil site that’s shaking up everything we thought we knew about fossil ...

How can we measure time more than 500 million years into the past? A study recently published in Nature Communications by researchers at the University of Lausanne presents a new geological "rock ...

Despite seeming like a relatively stable place, the Earth's surface has changed dramatically over the past 4.6 billion years. Mountains have been built and eroded, continents and oceans have moved ...

Fossils provide a vital record of ancient life, preserved primarily within sedimentary rocks . The journey from death to discovery involves rapid burial, lithification, and chemical replacement.

Scientists have identified a mineral signature for sites that are more likely to contain rare fossils that preserve evidence of soft tissue — essential information to understanding ancient life. Much ...

Say an EKG machine is monitoring your heart, when it suddenly flatlines. You’d be keenly interested to know whether your heart had stopped or the machine had simply gone on the fritz. Paleontologists ...

According to a study, white-coloured meteorites made of sedimentary rocks on Earth can help in establishing the proof of life on Mars. LONDON: Sedimentary rocks have long been thought to be the most ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known fossils on Earth, 3.7 billion-year-old microbial remnants, uncovered in Greenland’s Isua Greenstone Belt. This exceptional discovery suggests that life ...

What kid hasn’t had some sort of rock collection? Discovering hidden gems is always a treat. Western Colorado is perfect for exploring geology with your kids. Look around — there is evidence of eons ...