The Grand Canyon is a gigantic geological library, with rocky layers that tell much of the story of Earth’s history.
The Hidden Chapter Finally Gets a Name A research team outlines how it identified and bestowed a moniker upon a previously ...
Far from boring, this period saw the reorganization of deep Earth in manners that prepared the way for life to grow complex.
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, ...
A research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS), along ...
The ice sample, retrieved in Antarctica, is the oldest on record—but this discovery may just be tip of the iceberg.
Menu Local Geology History, Resources, and Facilities Geologic History of Southwestern Ohio The same forces that cause volcanoes, mountains, and ocean basins also cause climatic changes that have ...
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. Analyzing rocks in thin ...