Rivers began pumping weathered material into the sea about a billion years after Earth formed, suggesting continents may have gotten an early start.

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...

Archaeologists discovered clusters of red ocher drawings scattered on rocks and cliffs across Canaima National Park—and have some theories on who made the mysterious art.

What FACTS ABOUT ROCKS do you know? They are abundant on earth, and yet little is known about them. These facts will increase your knowledge of the rocks.

A group of 12 planetary scientists from across the country examined the Wedington Sandstone formations due to the similar shapes they share with a region of Mars called the Aeolis Dorsa.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson appeared to answer the one question pro wrestling fans have asked in the weeks leading up to WWE’s "Monday Night Raw" debut on Netflix. Johnson wrote in the caption of ...

The fourth annual Science + Literature awards recipients were announced Wednesday by the National Book Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Ramona Ausbel’s novel “The Last Animal ...

We’re closing out the year with a roundup of the science stories that stood out to our editors in 2024. There are so many species facing extinction—but today we’re telling stories about the ...

For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the ...

Acoustic research at a rock art site suggests not. The study site, Kurukop, is in South Africa's Northern Cape province, in the Nama Karoo region, where the geological formation began to ...

Diesel and Johnson harbored a feud for years, after costarring in several movies in the Fast & Furious franchise. Diesel has played Dominic ("Dom") Toretto, street racer and family man, since the ...