Researchers have precisely dated key fossil sites in Central Anatolia, Türkiye, to 7-10 million years ago using a new ...

Iran's folded rocks are a colorful formation that is part of the Greater Caucasus mountains, which formed when the Eurasian ...

A QUT-led study analyzing data from NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered compelling evidence of multiple mineral-forming ...

These tiny organisms accumulated in sedimentary layers over millions of years, undergoing immense pressure and heat deep within Earth’s crust. This process of transforming organic matter into ...

If Mars harbored life in its early history, fossils might be found within such sedimentary rock layers, according to planetary researchers. NASA plans to send numerous rovers and satellites to ...

By Dickson Omobola As international oil companies continue to pull out of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, concerns over the ...

Whether sedimentary rocks store fossil hydrocarbons or act as impermeable layers to prevent the rise of oil, natural gas or ...

New radioisotopic datings of volcanic fossil sites are helping researchers unravel the evolution of mammals. The University ...

Sedimentary rocks are formed by small rock pieces which are transported by rivers and laid down in layers. Chalk is a sedimentary rock. Metamorphic rocks are formed when another rock is under heat ...