Micrometeorites are thought to shower down on planets throughout the universe, so the discovery that they help protocells ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?

Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...

Science has been through a lot since the long history of the planet Earth. And people have philosophized and thought about it ...

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq ...

In just 8 minutes, we take you on a breathtaking journey through the history of our world, from the moment of the Big Bang to the present day. Earth’s evolution spans billions of years, marked by ...

Korenaga explains, ‘About 4.5 billion years ago, Earth was hit by a Mars-sized rock and the moon formed as the debris from this collision went into an Earth-orbiting disk.

For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led study reveals a striking ...

World’s oldest fungi, found in fossils, may rewrite Earth’s early history. Fungal fossils, hundreds of millions of years older than previously known, shed light on the evolution of fungi ...

For now, complex life flourishes on our planet thanks to its supply of oxygen. But Earth's atmosphere wasn't always like it is today, and scientists predict that in the future, it will revert back ...

Scientists reveal new details about the 5.3-million-year-old flood, which triggered earthquakes, generated tropical-storm force winds, and created a waterfall 30 times taller than Niagara.