Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

Geologists confirm that industrial waste turns into rock in just 35 years, challenging traditional ideas about geological formation.

The oldest terrestrial materials ever dated by scientists are extremely rare zircon minerals that were discovered in western ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

At the time, the Earth's surface was hot enough to bake pizza, but rocks still solidified. Those in this area formed almost ...

In all, there are only 400 known Mars rocks on Earth, comprising less than 1% of all known space rocks on the Blue Planet.

The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or ...

Led by SLU students, Earth, Wind and Water offers high schoolers an immersive, hands-on journey through meteorology and Earth ...

A rare rock from Mars known as Meteorite NWA 16788 will be up for auction at Sotheby's on July 16. The meteorite may sell for ...

The largest-known piece of Mars to be found on Earth will be up for bid and could be sold for up to $4 million at auction.

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