New geological data has given more insight into the rate and magnitude of global sea level rise following the last ice age, ...

The Chicxulub asteroid, for example, pushed the Earth into the Cenozoic Era, and 65 million years later, experts are pondering if we’ve entered a new geologic age induced by modern humans (and ...

There are three general approaches that allow scientists to date geological materials and answer the question: "How old is this fossil?" First, the relative age of a fossil can be determined.

Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...

Samples drilled from deep beneath the sea have revealed just how much global sea levels changed following the last ice age.

After all, the ever-changing Earth rarely left a complete geological record. The age of the planet, though, was important to Charles Darwin and other evolutionary theorists: The biological ...

Geologic Time is a crucial concept to understanding the history of the earth—including the evolution of life. Many different representations of the timeline have been created, and many approaches ...

Discover why scientists think we are in a new geologic age and what it means for our future. Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our Partners Terms of Use ...

Planetary Geology involves the origin and age of the solid bodies in the solar system (planets, satellites, asteroids, comets, and rings) and the geological evolution of their surfaces and interiors.

Japanese researchers hope that a new geologic epoch covering the present time will be named after Beppu Bay in western Japan, a second such example following the Chibanian Age. Work is under way ...

It's been called the most important scientific book ever. A stunning claim, but certainly Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology, published in 1830, shook prevailing views of how Earth had been formed.