By discovering carbonate rocks, NASA's Mars rovers may have unlocked the key to understanding the fate of the Red Planet's ...

Scientists add that the beaches on Mars appear to have shifted position over time as data reveals several features dipping towards the north which Cardenas says is an indication t ...

Red Rock Canyon is characterized by a series of canyons and parallel, sandstone ridges, (called “hogbacks”), sculpted by ...

Rocks for a local rock garden are best chosen from those that are naturally occurring in the area,” writes columnist Tom ...

But while the earthbound feature is made of limestone, a sedimentary rock, Atoko Point on the Red Planet is composed of pyroxene and feldspar, components of igneous and metamorphic rocks.

When you think of extreme and inhospitable environments, space might be the first thing to come to mind. The truth is, though, that Earth’s oceans are home to more than a few environments like this as ...

Red Rock Canyon, about 40 miles northeast of Tehachapi in the Mojave Desert, is a place of spectacular eroded cliffs with colorful sedimentary layers. It has a rich geological, paleontological ...

It really is just a giant rock. As we round Red Rock Island in our kayaks in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, paddling slowly around the 175-foot-high expanse, the craggy mass juts steeply out ...

Scientists say they found one of the oldest known symbolic objects bearing a human fingerprint in Europe. The print hints at the possible capacity of Neanderthals to create art.