In the whole history of Earth's climate, few events are as extreme as those that geologists call "Snowball Earth." ...

Virginia Ann Ireland Beu left this world on Friday, February 13, 2026, at 95 years of age. Ginny was born on Oct. 9, 1930, in Oklahoma City to Elsie Doris Binkley and Hubert Andrew Ireland. She was ...

Marcia Bjornerud loves rocks. Not just under a petrographic microscope, but as animated entities with properties and ...

NASA's Curiosity rover, which launched in 2011 from Florida, found signs of organic material that on Earth is most often produced by life.

What’s geologic hydrogen? What to know about the clean energy source buried under Michigan. Research shows the state may be a hotspot for the resource, prompting a scramble to understand its potential ...

Ancient fossils are revealing unexpected chemical survivors, challenging long-held assumptions about how biological carbon is ...

Some 1,200 middle school and high school students competed in the 2026 Orange County Regional Science Olympiad this weekend, hosted at UC Irvine.

Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California ...

Editor’s note: Brenden Bobby is taking a week off, but he’ll return soon. Oil has been big in the news lately, and specifically the vast oil reserves in Venezuela. This is “Mad About Science,” though, ...

The United States has a habit of showcasing its geology. Long before cities and highways showed up, forces beneath the surface were already shaping cliffs, caves, faults, and craters that still define ...

Register now at tours@newscientist.com and we will contact you when we have confirmed the itinerary, dates and prices of this tour. Discover the science of the mesmerizing peaks of Milford Sound, the ...

Celebrate National Earth Science Week with fun, all-ages activities included with Museum admission! Meet Dibblee Curator of Earth Science Jonathan Hoffman, Ph.D., and other staff members who work with ...