And tucked away in the southwestern corner of Missouri, in the small town of Noel (pronounced “Nole,” not like Christmas), Bluff Dwellers Cave stands as one of the most spectacular examples of ...

Big Bend Ranch State Park stretches across a massive expanse of the Chihuahuan Desert, hugging the Rio Grande and offering landscapes so dramatic they look like they were designed by Mother Nature ...

With over 8 billion people spread across the Earth's nearly 25 million square miles of habitable land, proving one's identity has become more complex than it was with smaller populations thousands of ...

The slightly warmer temperatures around the middle of the Earth melted the top layers of ice to form meltwater ponds that hovered around 0°C. This stable, warmer temperature could have served as a ...

A recent study led by NASA has revealed a surprising connection between Earth’s magnetic field and the oxygen levels that ...

They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...

A groundbreaking discovery in northern Quebec has confirmed the existence of Earth's oldest known rocks, dating back 4.16 ...

NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose ...

Somewhere between Google Earth glitches and ancient prophecy, a new kind of internet mystery has taken hold. It doesn’t come ...

The gold standard for determining the age of ancient rocks is measuring the radioactive decay of isotopes of uranium into lead in minerals known as zircons. But not all rocks contain zircons, so ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

Baby names inspired by Greek history and mythology are gaining popularity in the US. From Athena to Zeus, there is a name for ...