A puzzling wrinkled rock formation in Morocco has led scientists to rethink where ancient microbes could live. Instead of ...

An SMU-led research team has found that ancient rocks and fossils from long-extinct marine reptiles in Angola clearly show a key part of Earth's past—the splitting of South America and Africa and the ...

This coastal landscape shows a rugged rocky shoreline where powerful ocean waves crash against dark volcanic rocks. A scenic coastal road curves along the edge of the sea, offering visitors ...

Tall rock formations stand firmly in the open sea, shaped by waves and time. Surrounded by clear blue water, these coastal rocks highlight the natural beauty of the shoreline and show how nature ...

Researchers investigate the effects of oxygen content on the melting of mantle rocks and the formation of early Earth magma It is widely accepted that the early Earth largely consisted of molten magma ...

(From left) SMU paleontologists Diana P. Vineyard, Louis L. Jacobs and Michael J. Polcyn, standing with fossils found in Angola. DALLAS (SMU) – An SMU-led research team has found that ancient rocks ...