USGS has unveiled its most detailed national geologic map, giving the public a free, interactive way to explore underground ...

I love the Grand Canyon, both personally (because of all the good memories I have of my adventures there), and as a scientist. I first saw it in the early summer of 1981 when I went on a six-week-long ...

Eastern California is the perhaps the best place in the country to learn geology. The deserts beyond the Sierra Nevada host glacial features, volcanoes and rivers. Beautiful stratigraphic layers are ...

It’s an abnormally hot day in September and I’m standing in a cattail marsh in eastern Wisconsin, trying to change the way my students view the world. They’re all distracted—by the heat, homesickness, ...

Peeling back each of Earth's layers reveals a lot about our planet's formation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Earth's layers ...

The Netherlands is flat, but under our feet lie mountains of knowledge dating back hundreds of millions of years. And it’s absolutely crucial for the future. With the new edition of Geology of the ...

Abstract Based on the strata, lithologic association and coal-bearing property – using the method of synthetic correlation – the relation between limestone layers and the thick coal seam of the ...

Geological and earth sciences/geosciences largely focus on the physical aspects of the Earth – such as its composition and structure – as a fully integrated system. Geology majors can use their skills ...

Search giant Google paid tribute Wednesday to Danish geology pioneer Nicholas Steno with a geology-themed Doodle showing layers of rock and soil. Visitors to Google's homepage (www.google.com) were ...

Three-hundred-million-year-old fossils rain down from the 75-foot-high cliffs at Joggins, on the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. I have never cared much for geology. enthusiasts say the pleasure derives ...