Parts of ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought.

A UT San Antonio-led international research team has identified chitin, the primary organic component of modern crab shells ...

Some 66 million years ago, life on Earth had a pretty bad day. The infamous Chicxulub asteroid slammed into the planet. The ...

Ancient Scottish rocks prove Earth had seasons and climate cycles even during Snowball Earth period despite near total ...

Deep beneath the ocean floor, ancient sediments hint that Earth’s magnetic field sometimes changed far more slowly than expected.

Humanity’s dominance on Earth stems from an extraordinary ability to cooperate flexibly in vast numbers; unlike other species ...

Back when dinosaurs roamed the planet, Earth was hotter than it is today. Yet life not only existed but thrived. Meanwhile, ...