A new study co-authored by researchers at Indiana University sheds light on how the forces that shape mountain ranges also influence the evolution of species. In the study, "Direct effects of mountain ...

New phospholipid discovery brings researchers closer to understanding how primordial cells emerged during origin of life. Roughly 4 billion years ago, Earth was developing conditions suitable for life ...

The formation of the Earth’s continents occurred during a fiery afterbirth known as the Archean Eon, which stretched from 4 billion to 2.5 billion years ago. It was in this bubbling cauldron of ...

Scientists have found something strange under the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. And, it may change a lot about how the Earth looks in future. Earthquakes usually happen close to the surface, ...

The youngest and oldest mountain ranges on Earth: It might surprise you to know that mountains aren't static; they are constantly being formed and weathered away over millions, even billions, of years ...

The overflowing river, caused by a burst barrier lake in eastern Taiwan, broke a bridge and flooded a nearby village on September 23. REUTERS The mountainous region of Taiwan saw heavy rainfall, ...