Hundreds of stone artifacts discovered on a Danish island may have been offered to the gods to ward off a climate crisis.

There are three main types of rock: igneous rock, metamorphic rock, and sedimentary rock. Almost all fossils are preserved in sedimentary rock. Organisms that live in topographically low places (such ...

These layers of sedimentary rock were deposited in Cambrian time, when another shallow sea covered this region. Among the fossilized remains found within these layers are brachiopods, trilobites ...

Assay results from soil and rock chip samples collected from the Muddy Creek prospect, with a high of 128.5 g/t Au, have ...

It turns out the answers are in Earth's rocks. Even the Greeks and Romans realized that layers of sediment in rock signified old age. But it wasn't until the late 1700s -- when Scottish geologist ...

The basalt which makes up the Giant’s causeway is an igneous rock. Sedimentary rocks are formed by small rock pieces which are transported by rivers and laid down in layers. Chalk is a ...

To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity ...

In April, after an independent review found “near zero probability” of Mars Sample Return making its proposed 2028 launch ...