Mechanical stability of underground rock structures hinges on the interplay between geological discontinuities, in situ stresses and engineered supports. Central concerns include the propagation of ...

Marian Posey grew up northeast of Jerome and, even as a child, paid particular attention to the many rock structures that surrounded her home. As an architectural historian, she later took on the ...

To date, many geologists and geophysicists commonly accept that multiple thrust structures are formed by one thrust having been overridden by a younger one, which in turn is overridden by another even ...

Anywhere from 85-120 million years ago magma from an arc of erupting volcanoes solidified deep within the Earth’s crust and began the process of creating the Sierra Nevada. Tectonic plates began to ...

The Bermuda Triangle mystery is one of the most sensationalized topics on our planet. It has inspired many thriller movies and continues to fascinate science nerds. The mystery itself refers to the ...

This video shows the desert landscape of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, where large sandstone rock formations rise from wide stretches of dry barren terrain. Deep erosion patterns cut through the cliffs ...

A puzzling wrinkled rock formation in Morocco has led scientists to rethink where ancient microbes could live. Instead of shallow, sunlit waters, these microbes may have thrived deep in the ocean, ...