Scientists have solved the mysterious absence of star-shaped dunes from Earth's geological history for the first time, dating one back thousands of years. The study by Aberystwyth University, Birkbeck ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have voted against a proposal to declare a new geological epoch called the Anthropocene to reflect how profoundly human ...

The January Ivy Talk will be held via Zoom on Jan. 12 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The subject is the geology of the Ivy Creek Natural Area and Virginia. The presentation will be with Geologist Callan Bentley.

Earth's 4.5 billion year geological history is full of death and rebirth, mass extinctions and explosions of biodiversity, with different periods often marked by cataclysmic changes that radically ...

Geology often gets a bad rap as the boring study of rocks and minerals. I’m hear to show you otherwise. Geology is a high-octane window into Earth’s vibrant, often violent history. Every rock tells a ...

Explore the groundbreaking study that uses Re–Os isotope dating to reveal the timing of key tectonic events beneath Japan. Learn how Besshi-type volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits are helping ...

Helicopters will be flying low over northern Colorado during the next several months to conduct geological imaging, according to a news release from the U.S. Geological Survey. Beginning in August, ...

The Moon has a long, chaotic geological history almost as old as Earth itself. Every crater, rock and speck of dust on the Moon tells a story, but because it's not exactly close to our planet, this ...

Professor Jim Cotter of University of Minnesota Morris teaches his students how to use geology to read the stories embedded in the earth. CATHY WURZER: Here's a question for you-- where can you find ...