If Earth's history were a calendar year, humans would not appear until the last few minutes before midnight on Dec. 31.

Advanced analysis of prehistoric cave art has revealed new insights into the fishing practices of Paleolithic societies.

The recently discovered Soii Havzak rock shelter in Central Asia is extremely rare and potentially groundbreaking because it holds several phases of Paleolithic occupation: Denisovans, Neanderthals, ...

Cemeteries not only provide a peaceful place to contemplate and commemorate the dead. They are also great places for studying ...

It integrates a systematic account of the mineralogical changes accompanying metamorphism of the major rock types with discussion of the conditions and settings in which they formed. The use of ...

All Earth Science students need to understand the origins, environments, and basic processes that produce igneous and metamorphic rocks. This concise introductory textbook provides students with the ...

The Moine Schist, the puzzling old rock found on top of younger rock here, is called a metamorphic rock. Metamorphic rocks are created when other types of rock become very hot or are squeezed ...

Discover agate meaning: learn how this beautiful crystal supports emotional healing, balance, and grounding energy, making it ...

Although China consumes far more oil than it produces — about 15 million barrels per day — the push to boost local production ...

Earth surface is covered with rigid plates that move, crash into each other and dive into the planet's interior. But when did ...

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Frank Spear, Ph.D., professor of earth and environmental sciences and Edward Hamilton ...