One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover recently captured a stunning image of a black-and-white striped rock on Mars, sparking excitement ...

Throughout Earth's history, ice caps have been very rare, but a model of the past 420 million years suggests an explanation ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

A NASA mission collected the sample and brought it back in 2023, and scientists have found traces of ancient brine that contains minerals that are the raw ingredients of life.

Fury Gold Mines Limited (TSX and NYSE American: FURY) (“Fury” or the “Company”) announces that a drill has been mobilized to ...

The shape of diatom cell walls often reflects their habitats in the lake — whether they lived floating in the open water (planktic species) or nearer to the shoreline or lake bottom, often attached to ...

The 1990s was an incredible era for alternative rock and grunge. In fact, a huge wave of bands in those genres flooded the music world for a few years. Sadly, that made it hard to stand out with ...

Rocks are categorized into three main types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. There are over 4,000 identified minerals on Earth. Common rocks include granite, basalt, limestone, and sandstone.

The third graders in Adrianna Nelson’s third grade class recently learned about sedimentary rocks and explored a hands-on activity where they created their own sedimentary rocks out of candy.

By Becky Nelson I have been a rockhound since I was old enough to pick up a pretty rock. My kitchen sink-shelf has several “beauties” that I have picked up on walks and at work, and I enjoy looking at ...