A layer of rock just 520 million years old sat directly on top of ancient rock dating back 1.4 to 1.8 billion years.

Fourth-graders Kenya Lemus Zurita, right, and Junia Sailer demonstrate how to make a fossil cast. Kelloggsville — When fourth-grader Jackie Escobargobar turned a golden, semi-tr ...

The Great Unconformity is a major gap in Earth's geologic record. The missing layer between Precambrian and Cambrian rocks ...

Nearly all life-forms depend on the estimated 2.5 million fungi species on Earth, but they've been largely neglected by ...

While we have sent probes billions of kilometers into interstellar space, humans have barely scratched the surface of our own planet, not even making it through the thin crust. Roughly 3,000 ...

Only one of these patches of lunar plain can be Luna 9’s actual landing site – and there’s no guarantee that either of them is. But the search is oddly compelling.

The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) is one of two missions NASA selected Feb. 5 for its Earth System Explorer program. Credit: Lanteris Space Systems WASHINGTON — NASA has selected two Earth ...

A new study has revealed that the iconic Black Beauty meteorite contains much more hidden water than previously suspected. The rock, which fell to Earth from Mars, could reveal clues about the Red ...

Fans stopped by Down to Earth to try its newest limited-time smoothie, Da Island Dragon, a vibrant plant-based collaboration with Hawaiʻi-born social media star Bretman Rock. The smoothie officially ...

Exploring Earth's deep interior is a far bigger challenge than exploring the solar system. While we have traveled 25 billion km into space, the deepest we have ever gone below our feet is just over 12 ...

The Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association has announced its 2026 Iowa Rock Hall of Fame inductees and award winners from across the state, with celebrations set for Labor Day Weekend in Arnold's Park.