Their research delved into nakhlites, a group of igneous rocks that originated on the fourth planet from the sun. By ...

The tragic but fascinating sight of the streets of Pompei, an ancient city destroyed by avolcano eruption. The city was well ...

The rock comes from the Bushveld Igneous Complex in northeastern South Africa, according to the team’s Oct. 2 announcement. The unique geological formation came into existence 2 billion years ...

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

With our ideas of volcanoes we always associate the grand and the terrible ; and a volcanic eruption—a huge piece of artillery, with a mouth perhaps miles in circumference, shooting up rocks and ...

Manning Ventures Inc. is pleased to announce that it has contracted the driller for the upcoming exploration program at the Copper Hill Project, Nevada, USA. Boart Longyear of Salt Lake City, Utah, ...

If you’re anything like me whenever you spot an interesting rock, it’s destined to make its way into your pocket.

Over time, Earth's surface renews itself in a process known as the rock cycle. Old or new, sedimentary or igneous, some of the Earth's crust drifts below the surface at subduction zones ...

With the assistance of China's Zhurong rover, scientists have gathered fresh evidence that Mars was home to an ocean billions ...

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Deep in the forest near my house, massive boulders lie scattered along a hill, ...

"We think the water came from the melting of nearby sub-surface ice called permafrost, and that the permafrost melting was ...