The magnetized rocks of Earth's crust and mantle, also known as the upper lithosphere, accounts for generating 6 percent of ...

Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, far beyond the reach of sunlight, life finds a surprising source of energy. A new study ...

Earthquakes crack rocks, releasing hydrogen and oxidants that power deep microbes without sunlight offering clues for life on ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

On Wednesday, Sotheby’s will auction off a chunk of rock believed to have originated on Mars for an anticipated 2 to 4 ...

The largest Mars meteorite ever found on Earth was sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday for $5.3 million.

The world's oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth's turbulent early history. Here are some of the most notable and important formations scientists have discovered.

A chunk of the Martian surface that made an unlikely voyage to Earth will be available to the highest bidder at Sotheby's ...

Earth Earth wouldn’t have ice caps without eroding rocks and quiet volcanoes. Throughout Earth's history, ice caps have been very rare, but a model of the past 420 million years suggests an ...

By 4.35 billion years ago, Earth might have cooled down enough for the first crust to form and life to emerge.. However, very little is known about this early chapter in Earth's history, as rocks ...

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

Related: Our luscious blue Earth used to be a frozen snowball "These rocks record a time when Earth was covered in ice," Graham Shields, an Earth Sciences professor at UCL, said in the release ...