Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in ...

If Earth's history were a calendar year, humans would not appear until the last few minutes before midnight on Dec. 31.

Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

Buried Alive: Carbon Dioxide Release from Magma Deep Beneath Ancient Volcanoes Was a Hidden Driver of Earth's Past Climate Oct. 30, 2024 — A team discovered that, contrary to present scientific ...

Geology as a science has a fascinating and controversial history. Kieran D. O'Hara's book provides a brief and accessible account of the major events in the history of geology over the last two ...

Cemeteries not only provide a peaceful place to contemplate and commemorate the dead. They are also great places for studying ...

The Geological Society of America (GSA) proudly announces the acquisition of Mountain Press Publishing Company’s award-winning geology series, Roadside Geology, Geology Underfoot, and Geology Rocks!, ...

Florida State University Assistant Professor of Geology, Emily Stewart, has conducted new research that questions the ...