The Perseverance rover mission aims to explore Jezero Crater on Mars, a location selected due to geological evidence suggesting a past lake fed by the Neretva Vallis river, indicated by river channels ...

The shattering of Nuna may have built the perfect environment for life to evolve From 1.8 billion to 800 million years ago, ...

When hiking Inks Lake State Park, little did I know it sits on the east edge of the Llano Uplift, the geologic heart of Texas, offering some of the best views of pre-Cambrian geology (more than 600 ...

Earth may be home to the most glorious beaches in the solar system today, but 3 billion years ago, Mars might have claimed the crown. That’s the conclusion of a new study in the Proceedings of the ...

Scientists have discovered the perfect vacation spot: it's sun-soaked, has sandy beaches, sports gentle waves lapping rhythmically on the shore. But hold off on grabbing the sun lotion, because ...

One summer nearly 20 years ago, two storms swept through the Texas Hill Country. Canyon Lake filled up, and the water raged over the spillway, cutting a deep gorge into the land. That new gorge ...

Researchers have developed a new technique by studying the age of ancient grains of sand from beaches, rivers and rocks from around the world to reveal previously hidden details of the Earth's distant ...

New study at South Pole discovers embayment the size of the UK formed part of East Antarctica’s elusive edge. East Antarctica is the least known region of Earth. Studying this remote part of the ...

Fresh geological insights are offering a new perspective on Mars’ ancient climate, pointing to the possibility that a massive ocean once covered much of the planet’s northern hemisphere. The study, ...

Recent discoveries have shed new light on the history of Mars, revealing evidence of ancient underground water that suggests the planet may have been habitable for longer than previously believed.

An ancient meteorite strike hit what is now Scotland significantly later than previously thought, scientists say. The finding will rewrite the region's geological history and change what researchers ...