THIS account of the geological history of North America ... believes that a knowledge of the major events in the history of the earth should be part of a liberal education. Since a new edition ...

Its central theme is an illuminating hypothesis, according to which the radioactivity of the rocks has been the dominant influence in controlling geological history. The search for adequate causes ...

The world's oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth's turbulent early history. Here are some of the most notable and important formations scientists have discovered.

Recent research suggests that the Great Lakes originated from the Cape Verde hotspot under the ancient supercontinent Pangaea ...

The ring might have acted like a giant sunshade, causing a cooling effect that might have unleashed an ice age.

The researchers theorize that these far-off remnants could either be deposits of silica-rich material that have hung around ...

Geologically, Mars is very reminiscent of the moon. But it also looks a lot like the Earth. It all depends on who you ask.

Everything has its pecking order, and geology is no exception ... since the Triassic began. The history of man is but an eyeblink compared with that of Earth, and humans will eventually pass.

A new high-resolution computer model shows rocks that are colder, or have a different composition, in Earth's mantle where ...

Geophysicists at ETH Zurich are using models of the lower mantle to identify areas where earthquake waves behave differently ...

A 620-mile geological enigma that has baffled scientists for decades has finally been solved. The Denali Fault, a massive ...

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