By digging into the geologic record, scientists are learning how wildfires shaped — and were shaped by — climate change long ...

The assumption that rocks have to be old and hard is an “urban legend,” says geologist Jan Zalasiewicz. He is a former head ...

The current abundance of manganese dioxide raises questions, as its formation usually requires a lot of oxygen, a rare ...

Newly discovered ichthyosaur that lived 200 million years ago in the Triassic sea is potentially the biggest to ever live, ...

The Curiosity Mars rover has detected intriguing chemical evidence, in the form of anomalous amounts of manganese oxide, ...

A family was forced to run for their lives today after a massive rockfall covered the beach they were walking on in hundreds of tonnes of shale rock, mudstone and limestone. Elizabeth and Ronald ...

A complex mixture of human and geological factors mean that this stunningly beautiful peninsula of seaside Southern ...

Showcase Minerals Inc. (CSE: SHOW) (FSE: ZJ0) ("Showcase" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its drill program on the Dixie Flats - North Star Gold Project located in Elko County, ...

FROM 508 MILLION YEARS AGO TO TODAYPreserved in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, the worm Canadia spinosa was part of an explosion in biodiversity during the Cambrian period that gave birth ...

Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a colossal marine reptile that may be the largest ever to have roamed Earth's oceans. The newly identified species, described in a study published ...

A charity has issued a warning over 25 beach and seafront destinations in Wales which have been polluted by storm sewage or ...