We often talk about climate change, melting glaciers, or strange landforms. But we rarely think about something that’s always ...

(Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell/ASU) An unusual rock type spotted by two Mars rovers may indicate that the Martian landscape was shaped by extremely violent volcanic eruptions.

MARQUETTE, MI-- Nestled on a peninsula along Lake Superior, Black Rocks is full of beauty year-round. Aerial images and video captured a unique perspective of the iconic natural landmark last ...

Geologists have discovered a new type of rock. While drilling deep into the seafloor, a team of scientists found a new form of basalt vastly different from any other on Earth, and the planet hasn ...

About 20 inches (50 centimeters) across on average, the boulders in the foreground are among the type of rocks the rover team has named “Ch’al” (the Navajo term for “frog” and pronounced ...