Eastern Australia is one of the most fire-prone regions in the world, with bushfires responsible for the deaths of about 800 ...

Under the McKee model, marine transgression involves a gradual deepening and corresponding changes in sedimentary environments. According to the team, however, ...

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

Since soon after our planet formed, Earth's 4.6 billion-year-long history was dominated by single-celled life. Something dramatic happened about 500 million years ago called the Cambrian ...

Plastistones, a new type of sedimentary rock that’s part-plastic and part-rock, has been found on at least five continents and 11 countries. These rocks form when molten plastic cools within a ...