By combining robotics with 3D printing, a spider-like, semi-autonomous prototype robot called Charlotte could revolutionize ...

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

For more than half a billion years, a giant magnetic anomaly buried in Earth’s ancient rocks has puzzled scientists. The ...

Shades State Park in Waveland is 3,082 acres of geological wonders that somehow remains one of the Hoosier State’s best-kept secrets. Just an hour west of Indianapolis, this natural playground offers ...

After years of federal efforts to revive nuclear power, old mines are stirring again in Wyoming, Texas and Arizona, while new ...

Earth’s climate balance isn’t just governed by the slow weathering of silicate rocks, which capture carbon and stabilize temperature over eons. New research reveals that biological and oceanic ...

Tucked away in northern New Mexico, where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains create a dramatic backdrop against azure skies, lies Cimarron Canyon State Park. A 378-acre slice of paradise that somehow ...

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

For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...

After an asteroid struck Finland long ago, microscopic life colonized the impact site within a few million years, new ...

To be completely fair, Goddard’s footprint did need modernization. The campus master plan—begun years ago—imagined a 20-year cycle of demolitions, renovations, and new builds. The idea: retire the ...