Despite seeming like a relatively stable place, the Earth's surface has changed dramatically over the past 4.6 billion years. Mountains have been built and eroded, continents and oceans have moved ...

The Grand Canyon is a layer cake of geological history, with rocks stacked neatly upon one another as they were laid down millions of years ago. That is, until you get deep into the canyon and find ...

The Atlantic island of Bermuda has long looked like a geological magic trick, a lonely volcanic peak apparently hovering in ...

Whether they're cracking open rocks or scanning tiny changes in topography, geologists already work in three dimensions. But one of the most popular attractions at the Geological Society of America's ...

Scientists have identified an unusually thick rock layer deep beneath the Bermuda Triangle, revealing a geological feature unlike anything previously documented. The structure, measuring about 20 ...

The proposed Berryessa-Snow Mountain National Monument region provides unparalleled access to geologic features associated with an ancient tectonic system where one plate descended beneath another.

The following is part of KRCC's 'Peak Past' essay series. I’m no geologist but I can’t help myself when I come across a pretty piece of pearly white quartz or a silver-flecked hunk of granite. I scoop ...

Thirty years after its last revision, a new Hennepin County atlas adds over 25,000 data points to help cities understand what’s happening underground. The Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) geologic ...

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — When I first peered into the layer cake that is the Grand Canyon several years ago, I was surprised to spot a continuous strip of green between a grayish section and a red-brown ...

FRISCO ” At first glance, Main Street looks flat, but if you’ve ever coasted your bike, or watched skateboarders weave down the boulevard from west to east, you know it’s actually a long downhill run ...