Pittsburgh was still part of Pangea when the rise of the dinosaurs took hold during the Triassic period, around 240 million ...

Earth’s history is filled with incredible milestones, and the emergence of the first animals is one of the most captivating.

An incredible effort has been made to map the mystery missing continent of Zealandia which was only recently discovered ...

Water from both volcanic rocks and deep mantle melted Earth's crust 1.6 billion years ago. This long-lasting melting formed ...

While it may not be feasible to physically revisit a place from 30 or 40 years ago, technology allows ... impressive new feature for Google Maps and Google Earth, enabling users to explore how ...

Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing over a period of roughly 30 million years, but that would come to a ...

Learn about the time period that took place 65 to 23 million years ago. 3 min read At the dawn ... conspicuously absent from the face of the Earth. Rodent-size (and perhaps larger) mammals emerged ...