The beginnings of a strange layer of molten rock deep inside the Earth may have finally been ... Do you have a question about ...

A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than scientists thought.

Understanding geology is critical to studying paleontology ... the fact that as continents move and mountains rise, the layers are often tipped sideways and altered in other ways. Throughout the earth ...

Scientists use the evidence recorded within rocks throughout geologic time to reconstruct a picture of earth's history ... of life in benthic communities in the Ordovician ocean. The layers of Ohio's ...

Millions of years ago, our Solar System traveled through a densely populated galactic region and was exposed to increased interstellar dust.

Despite seeming like a relatively stable place, the ... layers after the rocks were deposited. This is the principle of cross-cutting relationships. The principle states that any geologic features ...

As massive glaciers scratched and scarred Earth’s rocky surface, they freed less-common minerals, which were later flushed into the seas as the ice melted into giant glacial rivers. These minerals in ...