Within just a few million years, the continental plates begin to bend and squish toward each other. Around 200 million years ...

Coelacanth fossils like these are useful because two known coelacanth species are still alive today. They are likened to ...

In a discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's ancient history, researchers have found evidence suggesting that ...

Agriculture plays a vital role in Arkansas, contributing $16 billion annually, so it's no surprise the state has a few ...

Researchers in China and Australia have created an animation that details Earth's tectonic movements over the past 1.8 ...

Saturn’s rings are iconic, but new evidence suggests Earth might once have sported one of its own. This ring would have ...

The ancient coelacanth, which has existed for some 419 million years, never stopped evolving despite its reputation as a ...

The deepest part of the ocean is in the Challenger Deep valley of the Mariana Trench, which is about 10,935 metres deep ( ...

As a result, biodiversity in the Mediterranean actually increased after the salinity crisis. However, it took a long time for ...

Climate change and asteroids are linked with animal origin and extinction -- and plate tectonics also seems to play a key evolutionary role, 'groundbreaking' new fossil research reveals. The discovery ...

Rocky planets that are about earth-size, or maybe two to three times larger, will offer the best chances for simple microbial ...