Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant - a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws ...

Researchers created 3D models of ancient tracks in Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The study revealed a ...

A weathered sign in the Minnesota River Valley proudly proclaims: “World’s Oldest Rock.” Erected in 1975, it marks a 3.8-billion-year-old gneiss — or so scientists thought.

Welcome to Edition 7.41 of the Rocket Report! NASA and its contractors at Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue building a ...

How core-mantle differentiation influenced the distribution of volatile elements on Earth. Imagine Earth's history as a ...

Researchers in Brazil found a fossilized hell ant in a rock, suggesting the insect was more widespread than previously ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

When the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, the founders — U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) and activist Denis ...

Learn how a computer simulation demonstrates that tectonic activity may be less slow and steady than previously thought.

A new study uncovered how ancient land shifts allowed elephants to cross from Africa to Asia millions of years ago.

Two continents collided millions of years ago, forming a bridge that changed Earth's climate system and triggered one of history's greatest animal migrations.