Solar-driven temperature shifts alter rock properties and underground water movement, potentially making the Earth’s crust ...

The Earth's hidden ocean is 700 km beneath this continent. Scientists made a discovery that changes everything we thought we ...

Since physical and chemical erosion yield comparable carbon fluxes, studying both together is essential to avoid biases in erosion-driven carbon flux estimates.

Zare’s team demonstrated the existence of micro-lightning, very small electricity discharges that occur between tiny droplets ...

Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well thanks to collectors who are motivated by money, science and the hunt — and who test the outer bounds of legality.

More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water on its surface. After the planet lost much of its ...

Goldman Sachs analysts say Rio Tinto presents better growth and free cash flow potential in the years to come than BHP as ...

From batch sales of unopened rocks on eBay to discreet phone calls to higher-dollar patrons, Illinois’ commercial fossil ...

Travel is getting louder in big and small ways, but one of the most significant contributors to travel noise is the travel ...

Few expected Alice In Chains to return after the death of original singer Layne Staley, but that’s what the grunge icons did in the 2000s with new frontman William Duvall. In 2013, as they prepared to ...

Deep beneath Earth’s surface, researchers have discovered an ancient seafloor buried for millions of years. This unexpected ...