Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The tiny country of Wales on the western coast of Great Britain may ...
Back when the Earth was crawling with trilobites and other strange shelled creatures, our planet may have had a ring just like Saturn's. This ancient ring system is thought to have formed about 466 ...
The Earth has gone through many major events over the course of hundreds of millions of years. Some of the most significant are the six mass extinction events that have occurred. These are times when ...
Over half a billion years ago, during the Cambrian geological period, life on Earth started to get a lot more interesting. Thanks to the rise in free oxygen generated mostly by photosynthesizing algae ...
Scientists found the fossil of a previously unknown, ancient, soft-bodied creature in the rocks of the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania. Whatever creature it once was likely lived about 450 ...
Menu Local Geology History, Resources, and Facilities Geologic History of Southwestern Ohio The same forces that cause volcanoes, mountains, and ocean basins also cause climatic changes that have ...