Scientists say they found one of the oldest known symbolic objects bearing a human fingerprint in Europe. The print hints at ...

A new study reveals that the aerobic nitrogen cycle in the ocean may have occurred about 100 million years before oxygen began to significantly accumulate in the atmosphere, based on nitrogen isotope ...

A rock sample collected by the Mars Perseverance rover could help answer the question of "whether Mars was home to microscopic life," according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Credit: NASA/JPL-Ca ...

Etched onto rocks on a remote peninsula in Western Australia are millions of images drawn tens of thousands of years ago by ...

April 25 (UPI) --China is allowing six nations, including the United States, to examine moon rocks on loan from the ... sky during the two previous tests. Science News // 2 days ago SpaceX ...

A research team studied unusual rocks in Iceland to better understand ... professor of Earth science at the University of Southampton, said in a statement. The timing of what is known as the ...

which means the minerals within the rocks are arranged in distinct layers. Their findings, published in Science Advances, suggest that the properties of rocks may contribute equally to the ...

Applications are through Mosaics in Science and the Conservation Legacy. See Pictured Rocks' Facebook for information on each application. Michigan Summer Travel Adventures: 5 places to fulfill ...

This nearly continuous 4,160 feet (1,268 meters) of mantle rock is described in a study published August 8 in the journal Science. The rocks reveal a more extensive history of melting in the ...

Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver is a popular and storied concert venue. The massive slabs of red rock that make up the amphitheater are the result of hundreds of millions of years of forces like ...

"I thought he was calling me to talk about science," Quade laughed ... Born with a fascination for rocks, Quade's journey into geology was inevitable. "I was raised in the state of Nevada ...