Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped. The team found ...

A new study suggests glaciers carved metals out from the Earth’s surface 700 million years ago, leading to chemical reactions ...

Curtin University researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly ...

Researchers from Curtin University have found the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater, hidden within the ancient ...

Iron oxide minerals are found in rocks around the globe. Some are magnetic, and some of them rust—especially when exposed to ...

Earth was almost entirely frozen, an episode called "Snowball Earth". Its titanic glaciers played a role in the evolution of ...

For a long time, scientists believed that early life on Earth struggled due to a lack of usable nitrogen. This new discovery ...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus may hide life, but its geysers might not erupt from a deep ocean. Instead, salty ice pockets melt ...

Giant glaciers scraped parts of the Earth's crust, releasing key minerals into the ocean millions of years ago, a study ...

Glaciers once inched toward the sea, gouging rocks. When the ice masses melted, they infused oceans with nutrients that may ...