Structural geology is the discipline devoted to the study of rock deformation and the resulting features – such as folds, faults, joints and other discontinuities – that record the history of tectonic ...

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A car crash-like collision between tectonic plates offshore of Colombia helps explain the region's unusual geology, a new study finds. Colombia sits at the complex junction of three small tectonic ...

Life loves rivers. Here on Earth, large drainage basins cover nearly half of the land surface. On Mars, they cover only about ...

With tectonic plates bumping and grinding against each other, Earth is a pretty active planet. But when did this activity begin? A new study from Yale University claims to have found evidence that ...

Heather Macdonald was almost as happy as if she had found a kimberlite pipe. A kimberlite pipe is a rare geological formation that slowly churns diamonds up to the Earth’s surface. Macdonald, ...

Neely, T.G., and Erslev, E.A., in press, The interplay of fold mechanisms and basement weaknesses at the transition between Laramide basement-involved arches, north ...

Office: McGlothlin-Street Hall 227 Email: [[cmbail]] Office Phone: 757 221 2445 Research Areas: Structural Geology, Tectonics, & Landscape History Structural Geology, Tectonics, & Landscape History I ...

Venus is sometimes called Earth’s twin, as it is roughly the same size as Earth, occupies the orbital lane adjacent to ours, and has a problem with greenhouse gases (namely carbon dioxide) in its ...

The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.

Scientists are among the millions of die-hard Game of Thrones fans digesting the show’s finale today. The striking landscape of Game of Thrones has led some researchers to build climate simulations ...