Debunking alien claims matters, but so does telling richer, more compelling stories about how humans shaped their own past.

Ancient rock crystals from Australia suggest that early Earth might not have been as different as scientists had thought from the planet that exists today. Earth’s earliest history is shrouded in ...

Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself?

How can we measure time more than 500 million years into the past? A study recently published in Nature Communications by researchers at the University of Lausanne presents a new geological "rock ...

Ever been to an event that's 85 million years in the making? That's how long ago an asteroid struck the area we know as Wetumpka. The collision made one heck of a dent. The impact crater is five miles ...

Dive into the captivating process of constructing an underground house and pool using only traditional and primitive tools. Watch as two skilled builders transform raw earth into a stunning, ...

The discovery of a new tektite-strewn field in northeastern Brazil points to a large meteorite impact—but geologists have yet to find the crater.

Scientists at Curtin University have uncovered a new way to read the deep history of Earth’s landscapes using microscopic zircon crystals from ancient beach sands. These incredibly durable minerals ...

Even with only jaws, Tanyka amnicola adds a new character to an ancient ecosystem that scientists are still trying to sketch ...

New geological evidence suggests that the slow wobble of Earth’s axis may have triggered rapid climate swings during the Late Cretaceous greenhouse world.

Religious leaders warn that apocalyptic beliefs might outweigh the nuclear taboo ...