Long-term studies at Georgia Tech and beyond show that evolution is happening right now. They capture the rise of new species ...

New research reveals a surprising link between the ancient tectonic history of oceanic plates and their fate as they subduct ...

The oldest rocks on Earth are more than just ancient—they’re time machines, holding clues to Earth’s missing history and ...

Ancient oceans, which were heavy on iron, interacted differently with light wavelengths, retracting green light into the ...

"Until now, the absence of any truly ancient craters means they are largely ignored by geologists. "This study provides a ...

Researchers extract plant residues from ancient bedrock metates, revealing insights into early diets and traditional plant ...

Seismic imaging has revealed two colossal regions deep within Earth’s mantle that could reshape our understanding of the planet's composition and history. These continent-sized anomalies, known ...

The planet Earth thawed approximately 4.5 billion years ago. The Moon was created when a Mars-sized object crashed. If there ...

Zhi-Ping Zhong, The Ohio State University; Ellen Mosley-Thompson, The Ohio State University; Lonnie Thompson, The Ohio State University; Matthew Sullivan, The Ohio State University, and Virginia ...