Deep beneath the Earth's surface, in the pores and crevices of rock, live huge communities of microorganisms. They are invisible to the naked eye—yet they play a central role in the quality of our ...

Bright white rocks spotted by NASA’s Perseverance rover are rewriting what we thought we knew about ancient Mars. These ...

A hidden “tear” beneath the continents may have been fueling oceanic volcanoes for millions of years, study reveals.

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A mysterious network of tunnels carved into solid rock is forcing scientists to reconsider the limits of ancient life on Earth.

The King's Trough Complex is a several-hundred-kilometer-long, canyon-like system of trenches on the North Atlantic seafloor.

A new study shows the monument’s most exotic stones did not arrive by chance but were instead deliberately selected and ...

Pannotia holds an odd place in Earth science. It is mentioned in textbooks and review papers, but its outline is unclear. The projected supercontinent.

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NASA’s long record of Martian exploration has trained the public to expect a steady stream of images and data from the Red ...