Tiny zircon crystals are revealing that Earth’s earliest history may have included surprisingly complex tectonic activity.

Tarrina Resources has become the first company to build a modern 3D model of the historic Walparuta copper-gold mine in ...

A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. The finding contrasts with another theory that this era was mainly cold and icy. The result has implications for the idea that ...

Director Agnis Shen Zhongmin discusses her debut 'Shanghai Daughter,' exploring memory and Cultural Revolution history ...

Somewhere between the crimson cliffs and endless blue skies of southern Utah lies Escalante, a town so perfectly preserved in time that your first glimpse of its main street might make you check your ...

Roughly 234 million years ago, Earth’s continents were fused into one massive landmass, and life as we know it was on the ...

The recent earthquake swarm near Santorini has brought the topic of volcanoes in Greece back into the spotlight.

Clear distinctions between natural, treated, and synthetic gemstones protect both the integrity of the jewelry industry and the confidence of clients” — Ken Bowers METAIRIE, LA, UNITED STATES, ...

New plankton arrived just a few millennia — maybe even decades — after the Chicxulub asteroid, forcing a rethink of evolution ...

Geology, characterized as the study of the Earth, its layers, and its minerals, has shaped the Imperial Valley for millions ...

Discover GEOfest, Indiana's popular rock and gem show, at the Indiana State Museum. Explore crystals, fossils, minerals, and enjoy interactive activities.

Eleven-year-old Touren Pope was hunting for rocks in southwest Wyoming when he came across the fossil of a soft-shelled ...