That’s the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway in Washington County, Utah for you – a 25-mile stretch of road so spectacular it makes your average scenic byway look like a trip to the grocery store. The ...

Crystals hidden in Australia’s oldest rocks have revealed new clues about how Earth and the Moon formed. The study suggests ...

Using images from cameras on Mars orbiters, an international research team has discovered structures on Mars that are very ...

Ocean temperatures well below freezing in Earth’s deep-past glacial phases imply some very salty waters. At the height of a ...

One of the standout findings from the Paleogene record is that rainfall patterns shifted dramatically during periods of ...

Australia's Finke River, an ephemeral waterway in the Northern Territory, is considered one of the world's oldest, with a ...

​​Rivers may seem as old as the hills, but they have life cycles just like other natural features do. Many grow and make ...

The Hjortspring boat was essentially a very large canoe used in an ancient raid. In the 4th century BC, several boats ...

In Earth's fossil record, soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish rarely stand the test of time. What's more, it's hard for any ...

Sports, travel, food and history. Arizona is a special state. Be a tourist in your town and explore these 7 uniquely Arizona ...

In northwestern Greenland, researchers working on the GreenDrill project have cored through a 500-meter-thick ice dome. They ...

With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient ...