Pinpointing when early land plants colonized terrestrial environments and began influencing Earth's systems is a core ...

“There’s more than a billion years that’s gone,” said Barra Peak, co-author of a 2021 study on this puzzling gap in Earth’s ...

Compared to previous theories, the current research emphasizes the complexity of the biological and chemical processes that brought about life.

A "gravity hole" beneath Antarctica is offering scientists a rare glimpse into Earth's deep interior, a dynamic record of slow-moving processes that have been reshaping our planet for tens of millions ...

The Great Unconformity is a major gap in Earth's geologic record. The missing layer between Precambrian and Cambrian rocks ...