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New evidence indicates that life on Earth emerged almost 4 billion years ago

It's as old as we can possibly find.

California now has an official dinosaur: the Augustynolophus

Paleontologists hope that this will inspire a new generation

Lava tubes on Moon and Mars might be habitats for future colonies

We might someday build cities inside lava tunnels on Mars.

Bali volcanic eruption seems imminent, after massive seismic activity increase

Over 70,000 people have already evacuated the area as an eruption from the Mount Agung volcano seems imminent.

Hubble snaps the first binary-asteroid comet we've ever seen

Asteroids of a feather flock together. Sometimes into a comet.

Vegetarian dinosaurs sometimes feasted on crustaceans

The idea of a gentle giant is called into question.

Gravity map reveals Martian crust might be lighter than we thought

Mars may be more porous than we thought.

Gemstones prove asteroid impact was the hottest event ever recorded on Earth

That spot is not a lake in cold, snow-covered Canada.

Stunning triceratops fossil discovered by chance on construction site

It's an exciting and intriguing find.

New tectonic plate discovered off the cost of Ecuador

We might be missing a few more.

Big, armoured dinosaur might have used camouflage to avoid predators

Armor or no armor, it's better to avoid fighting if you can.

Big Data predicts 1,500 mineral species are waiting to be found. Ten have already been discovered

Big data is opening the flood gates for a new age of discovery in geology. As for the industry, billions could be made thanks to these insights.

This is what the first flower on Earth probably looked like

Charles Darwin called it "abominable mystery."

Scientists take a deep look inside mysterious 580-million-year-old creatures

We don't even know if they were plants or animals.

Researchers will drill into one of Earth's youngest islands to understand how land forms

It's not even at retirement age yet.

What is petroleum, and where does it come from?

You gotta crack some plankton to make crude oil.

New study shows how long-necked plesiosaurs swam

We might have to rethink what we thought we know about these creatures.

Previously unknown two-million-year-old marine extinction discovered by geologists

Something even worse might be happening today.

Louisiana's coastline is sinking much faster than anyone thought, new study finds

Things are much worse than we thought, and you'll never guess how climate change plays into this one.

Lost Pink and White Terraces of New Zealand, an 'eight wonder of the world', may have been found after 131 years

The scientists owe it all to a 19th-century field diary.

Some plants thrive in scorching hot volcanic soil -- at 72 °C (161 F)

You could make tea at those temperatures.

T-Rex's image as a giant, scaly, monster supported by new study

New research restores the 'traditional' image of the T-Rex, concluding that the dinosaur was, at least mostly, covered in scales.

Paleontologists find the oldest mushroom fossil

It's the first mineralized mushroom fossil we've ever found.

New fossil proves there was life on Earth hundreds of millions of years earlier than we've though

Not your everyday find.

How the Arctic Ocean turned salty

It was a turning point for the Earth's geological and climatic history.

There could be an extra, ancient layer of tectonic plates lurking under east Asia

Tectonics^2.

Creationist geologist to sue Grand Canyon because he's not allowed to collect samples

It's a lose-lose situation for the Grand Canyon Park.

New study confirms injections associated with oil and gas can cause earthquakes

A new study confirmed that oil and gas exploitation in the US can generate a surprising number of earthquakes.

Pristine, demon-faced dinosaur is named after Zuul from ‘Ghostbusters’

The dinosaur was given a rather unfair name, as it was almost certainly a peaceful vegetarian.

Silica rains helped form Earth's crust four and a half billion years ago

Talk about hailstone, right?

"Last African Dinosaur" discovered in Morocco mine

A new study sheds new light on one of the last living African dinosaurs, from 66 million years ago.

Could Oman's mountains hold the key to reversing climate change?

A billion tons of CO2 have been trapped by these mountains where the only exposed sections of the Earth's mantle are found.

Venus does tectonics without any plates -- and it's possible young Earth did it too

Goddesses... always have to stand out, don't they?

Forget Brexit, here's how Britain lost the land bridge that connected it to Europe 160,00 years ago

Two megafloods destroyed a huge land bridge that connected Dover to Calais.

How to identify granites

There's a rocky road ahead of us!

Geological deposits hint at ancient ocean on Mars' surface

Can't have a devastating water wave without water!

Insect courtship behavior trapped in 100-million-year-old amber

It's Romeo and Juliet on steroids, with geology.

7,000 huge methane gas bubbles have formed under Siberia

This is only the beginning.

Researchers find the oldest ever crocodile eggs

Crocs emerged alongside the early dinosaurs.

#FossilFriday: "Missing link" of sharks discovered

CT scanning shark fossil reveals their origins.

World's oldest plant-like fossils indicate we might have to rethink emergence of multicellular life

We might have to recalibrate the tree of life.

Earth's mantle is much hotter than we thought, scientists learn

For once, it's not something to do with global warming, phew!

Woolly mammoths suffered genomic meltdown right before extinction

They were cuter and silkier... but less adapted to a harsh environment.

When the octopus and squid lost their shells

Squishy animals like the octopus or squid used to have hard internal shells up until 100 million years ago.

Researchers might have just found the oldest creatures in history

Four billion years. Let that sink in for a moment.

Bizarre life forms found living in Mexican crystals

Geologists have made a shocking discovery in a crystal-rich cave in Mexico.

Geologists propose listing a new continent called 'Zealandia' in the southwest Pacific even though it's 95% under water

An area the size of the Indian subcontinent is distinct enough to constitute a separate continent, a new paper suggests.

Ancient potters carefully recorded the planet's magnetic field -- without even knowing it

Geologists, archaeologists, physicists, and ancient potters - working together to solve one of the Earth's greatest mysteries. Who would have thought?

Forget eggs: This terrifying 250-million-year-old dinosaur gave birth to live babies

A remarkable 'terrible-headed lizard' fossil found in China shows an embryo inside the mother -- a clear evidence that some dinosaurs were giving birth to live babies.

NASA's study of the Louisiana Deltas yields fantastic images of new land being born

Always down for some eye candy.

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