“Exploring the Berryessa Region: A Geology, Nature and History Tour,” a new book by publisher Backcountry Press, engages and guides visitors through a relatively unknown yet remarkable landscape near ...

In the past, when West Antarctica melted, there was a rapid uptick in onshore geological activity in the area.

March 23, 1769 marks the birthday of pioneering stratigrapher William Smith, who is also credited with creating the first useful geological map, however like many other great accomplishments also ...

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

This schematic of the Earth's crust and mantle shows the results of a new study that found that iron's heavier forms (isotopes) would have concentrated near the bottom of the mantle as it crystallized ...

"The Reno area is particularly good for the study of geology, especially earthquakes and faulting, volcanic rocks, precious-metal ore deposits, geothermal activity, and the effects of glacial erosion ...

CALUMET — In a region known as the Copper Country, history has grown from the area's rocks and minerals — and historians have then often overlooked the geology. Now, retired Michigan Technological ...

MSRLMAI copy Purchased from the C. Michael Gooden Endowment. Preface and acknowledgments / Gary D. Rosenberg and Renee M. Clary -- Dedication to Michele La Clergue Aldrich (1942-2016) / Renee M. Clary ...

It's time to redraw the map of the world during the reign of the dinosaurs, two scientists say. Picture the U.S. West Coast as a torturous tectonic boundary, similar to Australia and Southeast Asia ...