Deepwater rock wrinkles likely formed from chemosynthetic microbes, not just physical processes, reshaping assumptions about ...

Kristian Goodenough makes the case for rethinking how stone is specified - better informed by geology, performance ...

Scientists mapped a small section of a vast freshwater reservoir underneath Utah's Great Salt Lake. The water is trapped in a 2.5-mile-thick layer ...

Geoscientists are using ancient chert rocks from the Pacific's Shatsky Rise to understand Earth's thermal history. Oxygen ...

The circular formation, highlighted by the space agency’s Earth Observatory, features rings made of sedimentary and igneous ...

Ancient rocks in Sweden are acting like a “rock clock,” helping scientists finally pin down when major Cambrian climate ...

The volatility of global trade in phosphate — a critical mineral key to agricultural fertilizers — has exposed producers to ...

Last fall when our grandson Nate visited, he showed interest in Mary Alice’s stone collection. He had recently graduated from college with a degree in earth science. Of course, grandma asked Nate if ...

Two recent studies highlight complementary approaches to strengthening dam safety through data,regulation, and institutional ...

Life on Earth began to recover much faster than previously thought, after the fall of an asteroid that destroyed the ...

A March 12 slide on Whistler Peak reveals how tectonic uplift, retreating glaciers and long-term erosion continue to reshape ...

With the tercentenary of ‘the founder of modern geology’ just months away, plans are afoot to improve access to the places ...