In exploring Earth's ancient past, researchers delve into the bedrock of the Makhonjwa Mountains in South Africa, uncovering ...

Researchers have developed a new technique by studying the age of ancient grains of sand from beaches, rivers and rocks from around the world to reveal previously hidden details of the Earth's distant ...

A group of college geology students appear to have vandalized ancient Native American rock art on a canyon wall in Utah. The US Forest Service and local law enforcement are investigating the incident, ...

Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the ...

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – Lake Tahoe served as both a classroom and a time machine for Western Nevada College geology students recently, as Dr. Winnie Kortemeier, Professor of Geosciences, led three of her ...

Ancient zircon crystals hold chemical clues that of freshwater may have existed on Earth soon after it formed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The Subarnarekha River, named for its "streak of gold," flows through mineral-rich ancient continental rocks in India. Its ...