The glass spherule layers found in Earth's rock strata reveal a more violent past when a more massive asteroid belt sent far ...

Geological time, generally considered as a system of eras, periods and epochs materialized in rock strata, might actually follow a simple and unifying model. Indeed, a new study led by ...

Down by the river there were cinquefoil blossoms and silvery wolf willow at the top of the U-shaped canyon while willows ...

Some 66 million years ago, a devastating asteroid strike is believed to have been behind the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.

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In “Goliath’s Curse,” Luke Kemp crunches the numbers to see exactly how far we are from the fate of once-great empires.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 33.5-km underground Aqua Line of Mumbai Metro Wednesday. The project foundation ...

A croc bone locked between the 70-million-year-old predator’s jaws gives scientists a rare look into its life and possibly ...

Brandon Sanderson is a highly prolific fantasy author who has made a huge impact on the modern connotation of the genre as a whole. In addition to this, the aut ...

When the remains of prehistoric creatures were discovered in Europe and the United States, it opened up a vociferous debate on the nature of time and the purpose of science. A lithograph illustrating ...