Around 540 million years ago, Earth's biosphere underwent a pivotal transformation, shifting from a microbe-dominated world to one teeming with animal ...

Just over half a billion years ago, Earth was rocked by a global mass extinction event, a dramatic interruption of the ...

The exceptionally well-preserved fossils shine a light on the mass extinction that brought an end to the “Biological Big Bang.” ...

Vaca Muerta, which translates to 'dead cow' in Spanish, is often referred to as Argentina's answer to the Permian Basin in the United States. It boasts an impressive estimated 16 billion barrels of ...

Shell is reportedly considering a partial or full exit from Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale play as part of a broader portfolio reshaping under its new strategic direction.

The USGS said the Woodford and Barnett shale formations contain an estimated 28.3 trillion cubic feet of technically ...

China has announced major breakthroughs in two strategic resources, reporting the discovery of a significant chromite deposit ...

A recent U.S. Geological Survey assessment of previously undiscovered gas and oil in Texas' Permian Basin has found that ...

You’ve seen a model of the solar system, with all eight planets (R.I.P. Pluto) revolving around the sun in tidy orbits, but things are actually messier than that. Because planets exert a bit of ...

The Trump administration’s push to unlock Venezuela’s vast oil reserves could delay global oil supply decline for decades, with significant implications for oil markets and macro stability. US shale ...