A massive volcanic ridge beneath the Indian Ocean has just delivered a major surprise to geologists. According to a new study ...

The film discusses the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift, explaining how the Earth's surface has changed over time. It highlights the concept of tectonic plates moving due to ...

You know how some people think they were born in the wrong decade or generation? Like those longing for the free-love counterculture of the 1960s? What about the wrong geological eon? Don’t hear ...

Now, 5,000 years after those floodwaters supposedly receded, scientists claim to have discovered the location of the famous boat. An international team of researchers claims that a boat-shaped ...

Geologists have identified the world’s oldest known impact crater in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater, estimated to be at least 100 kilometres wide, was formed around 3.47 billion ...

Geologists have discovered the world's oldest known impact crater; it sits in the heart of Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region. An analysis of rock layers in the region suggests a crater at ...

The discovery bolsters the theory that meteorite impacts played an important role in Earth’s early geological history Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent Researchers discovered the oldest ...

Plastic may have started a new geological era on our planet, sometimes called the Anthropocene. Hundreds and even thousands of years from now, scientists may date sediment layers by finding bits ...

But a new thermochronological approach by Ault's doctoral student Jordan Jensen may offer an accurate means of deciphering how and when mysterious time gaps form in the geological rock record.

Does the Amazon River Flow Backward? It’s a question that often sparks curiosity among explorers, scientists, and anyone fascinated by the mysteries of our planet. Although most major rivers on Earth ...

Utah State University geoscientist Jordan Jensen uses a Leica microscope to examine sand-grain-sized samples of martite. Jensen and USU researcher Alexis Ault report a new approach to ...