Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

In paleontology and paleobiology, we ask questions about the evolution of life that range across all geological time and span from individual species to the whole of life. We study the evolution of ...

How do rocks reveal those ancient landscapes? What type of life has inhabited Colorado over geologic time? In what ways has the state's geologic history influenced its past and current economy, and ...

But to find that complexity, we must take the lessons of the boring billion to heart. Planets are not just a stage on which ...

are preserved in the Earth’s crust over geological time. Fossils provide snapshots of ancient life and environment when they ...

As much as evolution is about life and its many forms, biology alone cannot fully explain it. By integrating the physical sciences, which include geology, chemistry, and physics, into our study of ...

When a meteorite with the mass of four Mount Everests hit Earth 3.2 billion years ago, it caused global chaos and provided an ...

You can experience the interconnectedness of rocks and life in our new Evolution Garden, where rocks, fossils, plants and sculpture tell the story of evolution and geological change. When you arrive ...

The highlights of the geological collections are displayed in Kumpula Manor at Kumpula Botanic Garden. The collections record evidence of the evolution of the diversity of Earth’s mineral and ...