NASA directed $310 million this year to the effort to bring Mars rocks back to Earth, a steep drop from the $822.3 million it ...

Layers of volcanic rock in Eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming ...

A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains may hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick covered the entire planet.

During its recent exploration of the crater rim, Perseverance diverted to explore a strange, scattered field of bright white ...

The volcanic layers in the Northwest could hold megatons of planet-warming emissions but the infrastructure needed for that ...

Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet ...

Scientists have calculated the Earth to be 4.54 billion years old, with an uncertainty of 50 million years on either side.

Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale signs. That ...

Canoeing is a beautiful and reflective pastime. It allows one to forget human concerns and focus on nature: Sunlight shining on water dripping off a paddle; the river gurgling and singing as it ...

Tullis, born in Swedesboro, New Jersey, is survived by her sisters Mary Conway and Ellen Shelton; her nieces, Jessie and Kit ...

Researchers have discovered strong evidence from rocks in Colorado that Earth was covered in ice and snow around 700 million years ago, a period known as 'Snowball Earth'. The study, led by the ...