New Zealand geologists have uncovered the first evidence with respect to footprints that dinosaurs roamed New Zealand over seventy million years ago, and the first evidence ever of dinosaurs on South Island.

A U.S.-German study has shown that mountains in the western United States formed much earlier than once thought by geologists--specifically about 12 million years ago, approximately 9 or 10 million years earlier than previous research had shown.

Scientists with the NASA MESSENGER mission announced that the first image back from Mercury indicate the presence of solidified lava flows on the planet’s surface. Such discoveries are very important in unraveling its geological history.          

The citizens of the United States are in the midst of its election of a new president in 2008. Their responses to the topics of space, science, and education say much about their campaigns and how they will direct the country.        

NASA scientists report that Mars Exploration Rover Spirit found ground on Mars earlier in 2007 that shows evidence of possible past microbial life. However, now, Spirit only has until Christmas to find a sunny spot to recharge its batteries in preparation for Martian winter.         

Genetic data shows that about 12,000 years ago eastern Asian peoples walked over the Bering Strait land bridge that temporarily connected Siberia and North America.         

Australian and German geologists have found the oldest diamonds ever discovered in the Earth. The 4.25 billion old diamonds were found in Western Australia. The valuable find could help scientists learn more about Earth’s past, which is thought to extend back for 4.5 billion years.

The Sudbury Basin is the site of the second-oldest and second-largest impact crater ever found on the Earth. A U.S. geologist has just discovered debris in Minnesota from the impact of the meteorite about 500 miles away in Ontario, Canada.

On July 10, 2007, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) chose the abandoned Homestake gold mine in South Dakota as the location for its newest national underground laboratory—for the study of the evolution and characteristics of the universe.

German researchers have measured the Earth’s diameter to be 0.2 inches (5 millimeters) shorter than the previous measurement. Such preciseness is important for ground and space measurements such as with global warming.