This illustrated geologic timescale of Earth focuses on the landscapes, flora and fauna of the West, drilling into the region’s deep history.

Fossils dating back 773,000 years from Thomas Quarry I in Morocco shed new light on the shared ancestry of Homo sapiens, Neandertals, and Denisovans. An international team of researchers has ...

Vikings, volcanoes, and sheep don’t immediately seem like they should all be connected, but this unlikely trio is actually ...

Greenland, the largest island on Earth, possesses some of the richest stores of natural resources anywhere in the world.

Experts say Maine tourmaline continues to shape regional culture and identity, from museum exhibits and scientific research ...

The North American craton actually dips near the Rockies rather than forming a sharp vertical step as previously believed.

Black Hills Institute of Geological Research is planning on taking over the former winery for a new museum ...

Here's why the astronauts have brushed up on lunar geology, even though they won't land.

Researchers use the sophisticated technology on NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze volcanic rocks in Mars' Jezero Crater. Their findings show that some of the same volcanic processes that led to ...

Michigan occupies a quiet corner of the North American craton, a geologically stable area that has remained relatively calm ...

California marked a milestone this month with the return of an uninterrupted Highway 1 through the perilous, yet spectacular ...

Let’s put ICE and, indeed, war itself –the smugly violent certainty of militarism – into the largest perspective possible. I ...