At Crater Lake National Park, thousands of people hike down to the lake every year to swim in the shallows and dive from a 35-foot cliff face into the clear blue depths. They do this despite an ...

The impact crater could be linked to the origins of life on Earth. The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...

Scientists in Australia say they’ve found the world’s oldest impact crater, surpassing the previous record-holder’s age by more than 1.25 billion years. The meteorite impact—in Western ...

Crater Lake sits in a rugged portion of the Cascade Range and is famous for its deep, jewel-blue water. An impressive 20-mile ring of cliffs encloses the basin and adds to its magnificence. About a ...

Geologists have discovered the world's oldest known impact crater; it sits in the heart of Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region. An analysis of rock layers in the region suggests a crater at ...

Impact craters this old have the potential ... which used to be an ancient crater lake that has long since dried up. Finding more of the most ancient craters on Earth might tell us something ...

The authors say findings could provide a new line of study into Earth's history and the early origins of life on the planet. What could be the world's oldest-known impact crater has been ...

A wilderness designation will preserve Crater Lake, its wildlife and its outdoor recreation opportunities forever. It's time to give this iconic park the protection it deserves. Crater Lake has been ...

So far, the evidence points toward the impact of a space rock causing ... the ring of mountains surrounding the lake really does fall more in line with a crater. “Based on the already available ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...

Why it's incredible: The lake is the only place on Earth that's similar to Jezero crater on Mars ... comparable to those of the ancient impact structure on the Red Planet. This striking similarity ...