The Grand Canyon is a gigantic geological library, with rocky layers that tell much of the story of Earth’s history.

Geological evidence of the transition when Earth was plunged into a planetary-wide deep-freeze discovered in ancient Scottish rocks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ...

In a first, researchers have discovered fragments of Earth's precursor that contain distinctive chemical fingerprints in ...

A thin slice of the ancient rocks collected from Gakkel Ridge near the North Pole, photographed under a microscope and seen under cross-polarized light. Field width ~ 14mm. Credit: E. Cottrell, ...

The discovery could usher in a wave of investigations into the evolution of Earth’s mantle, a layer of material about 1,800 miles deep that extends from just beneath the planet’s thin crust to its ...

Recent discoveries have unveiled a dramatic geological event beneath the Pacific Northwest: the Earth is splitting open. This unfolding fissure, located in a seismically active region, is a stark ...

America’s geological wonders don’t need erupting volcanoes to create breathtaking spectacles that look straight out of a ...

The flights are part of a U.S. Geological Survey initiative that maps resources to better understand the nation's geology.

I had no intention of going into science. In my early teens, I wanted to be a jockey and was firmly convinced I would never weigh more than 100 pounds. I quickly exceeded that weight cap and switched ...