Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

Welcome to Red Rock Canyon State Park in Cantil, California, where 27,000 acres of Mars-like terrain erupts from the Mojave ...

Every spring, melting snow and heavy rainfall brings a higher risk of flooding and riverbank erosion to parts of Canada. Bank ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

Welcome to Red Rock Canyon State Park. Tucked away in Cantil, California, where the Mojave Desert meets the southernmost tip ...

By discovering carbonate rocks, NASA's Mars rovers may have unlocked the key to understanding the fate of the Red Planet's ...

Oliver Keohane details an Easter Sunday hike through the Wolfberg Cracks and up to the iconic Wolfberg Arch in the Cederberg.

Grooves in rock formations of Jaisalmer are believed to be trails of marine worms that once wriggled along ocean floor, says ...

Li, D. , Tao, Q. and Yang, P. (2025) Characterization of Canyon Wall Slump and Its Impact on Infilling of the Central Canyon in Qiongdongnan Basin. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 13 ...

As for the rock's current location, it is argued that the glaciers that eroded the sedimentary rocks also washed them out to sea. This article was first published on 18th December 2023.

Dramatic cliffs, panoramas and suggestive rock formations are the reward for hikers in Danxia Shan, an easy weekend getaway from Hong Kong Reading Time:4 minutes Why you can trust SCMP 1 ...