Geology

New discovery of ancient phosphorus-bearing minerals challenges assumptions about the way early life evolved.

Sensing earthquakes with telecommunications cables could lead to better warnings.

Ancient sediments reveal that shortly after emerging from the sea, microbial life may have adapted to survive in acidic lakes.

Scientists recently uncovered the ancient dens of 2-meter-long worms.

Rock core samples may carry marks made by cosmic rays up to billions of years old.

A quarter century of shoreline measurements show that the supermoon’s gravitational force drives more erosion.

Researchers in Finland used environmental data to study potentially destructive ice-induced shaking.

Research suggests crystals form in cooling magma at an astonishingly rapid rate.

New findings suggest the famous geyser went dormant during a period of severe droughts -- a condition that could recur in a warming world.

New research on diamonds found deep in the Earth's crust suggests that the planet's carbon cycle reaches far underground.

Fossils dating more than about 540 million years old are extremely rare. That's why a newly discovered ancient deposit is so valuable.

The new findings come after more than 10 years of observation.