Scientists have deciphered the world’s oldest map — and they believe it may lead them to the location of Noah’s Ark.

3 min read During the Ordovician period ... For the most part the Earth's climate was warm and wet, with sea levels rising as much as 1,970 feet (600 meters) above those of today.

Scientists use the evidence recorded within rocks throughout geologic time to reconstruct a picture of earth's history. Amateurs, too, can look at local rocks to learn about what life was like in the ...

A new study suggests that extreme temperatures could lead to a mass extinction event, ending the reign of humans and mammals ...

an era in Earth's history known as the Ordovician during which our planet witnessed dramatically increased asteroid impacts.

The fossils that these layers contain are world-famous for the details that they record about life on Earth during the Late Ordovician Period. Besides preserving pieces of Earth's history, limestone ...

This finding challenges conventional views of Earth's ancient history. The hypothesis comes from studying the distribution of 21 asteroid impact craters from the Ordovician period. All craters ...

Between 635 to 541 million years ago, during the Ediacaran Period, Earth witnessed a remarkable emergence of early life.

But first there was a period of biological regrouping following the disastrous climax to the Ordovician. The recovery soon got under way in the oceans as climbing temperatures and rising sea ...

Paleontologists have identified fossils of an ancient species of bug that spent the past 450 million years covered in fool's ...