Ichthyosaur fossil confirmed for the first time in western Japan — also marks Japan’s first discovery of a Late Triassic ...

We hear about Canada’s aspirations to become an “energy superpower” a lot these days. Easy to say, but what does it really ...

"Rocks for a local rock garden are best chosen from those that are naturally occurring in the area," writes columnist Tom ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of sedimentary rock made of debris from slag heaps, formed in the geological blink of ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of ...

The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt is located in northeastern Canada and comprises a collection of volcanic and sedimentary rocks. The volcanic formations have been dated to 4.16 billion years old, ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest? New research suggests they are.

In 2008, Canadian researchers said they'd found the world's oldest rocks in northern Quebec. The find was controversial. But after more than a decade of hard work, they believe they've really ...

Earth Science Ancient Rocks in Canada Are Almost as Old as the Earth Itself Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.

Abstract The Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous Botucatu Formation of the Paraná Basin consists primarily of trough cross-bedded eolian sandstone deposited in an intracontinental desert. In ...