Recent scientific discoveries have unearthed evidence of a cataclysmically destroyed planet, fragments of which contributed ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New model suggests an ocean of magma formed within the first few hundred million years of Earth's ...

New research has dramatically reshaped our understanding of Earth’s early geological history, overturning traditional beliefs about how the planet’s first continents came into being. Researchers from ...

A team of researchers has uncovered a remarkably intact impact structure that is now known as the Jinlin crater.

A peculiar property of the Earth's magnetic field could help us to work out how our planet was created 4.5 billion years ago, according to a new scientific assessment. There are several theories about ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...

Satellite image of Earth displayed the North American continent (top) and the South American continent (bottom). (Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — Like making a cake, dry materials came before ...

A mong the hilly forests of southern China, scientists have discovered the largest modern meteorite impact crater on Earth.

The study also compared the results with measurements of lunar anorthosites, which are rare rocks on Earth but very common on ...

How can the metal content of stars influence the formation of Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes to address as an international team of ...

Some of Earth's oldest rocks buried deep in Western Australia may hold new clues about the dramatic event that gave rise to ...

High-value minerals can be recovered while 'remediating polluted soil and restoring the ecology of rare earth tailings', ...