Layers of volcanic rock in Eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming ...

Layers of volcanic rock in eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming ...

Van Niekerk’s expedition will embark on pioneering fieldwork in Antarctica, starting this 2024/2025 austral summer season and ...

Tullis, born in Swedesboro, New Jersey, is survived by her sisters Mary Conway and Ellen Shelton; her nieces, Jessie and Kit ...

Liquid-filled rocks form when minerals trap fluids, but depending on their composition they can either be classed as enhydros ...

This rock hunting grandad spent the past 30 years perfecting a geologically and geographically correct map of Scotland.

Geoscientists employed current-day stratigraphic, depositional and paleontological models, along with modern technological muscle to provide updated insights of the Cambrian period of the Grand Canyon ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

Since soon after our planet formed, Earth's 4.6 billion-year-long history was dominated by single-celled life. Something ...

The Imperial Valley has been recognized as one of the most unique places for geological study. It may not seem like much to ...

If Earth's history were a calendar year, humans would not appear until the last few minutes before midnight on Dec. 31.

“Our students lack knowledge about the local geology and rocks of the Cayman Islands and we want to help change that,” Water Authority-Cayman water resources engineer Hendrik-Jan van Genderen ...