Virginia Tech’s study traces early eukaryotic evolution, highlighting life’s diversification since 2 billion years ago.

As a kid, it was tough for me to grasp the massive time scale of Earth’s history. Now, with nearly two decades of experience as a geologist, I think one of the best ways to understand our planet’s ...

Researchers have investigated a medicinal clay that was "highly prized" as a therapeutic for various ailments in antiquity.

Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but a new analysis extends the chart of life to nearly 2 billion years ago. The ...

Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but ...

In a 2014 study, scientists dated the discovery to 4.39 billion years old, give or take a few million years. In other words .

Winter is a reminder that colder weather is a normal expectation. Cold air, strong winds, snow, sleet, freezing rain, rain, ...

It was carved from a meteorite that slammed into Earth around 1 million years ago.The Brutalist-inspired watch, dubbed the B/1M, was made from part of the Muonionalusta meteorite, the remains of ...