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

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

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.

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

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 ...

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

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

Spanning billions of years, lunar soil could store a chemical record of ancient gases—materials that may one day support ...

Here’s how to plan a trip to Mammoth Cave National Park.

The Trump administration is scrubbing information about climate change, historic racism and sexism, as well as LGBTQ rights, ...

About 700 million years ago, Earth was entombed in a veneer of ice hundreds of feet thick—a frozen state scientists refer to ...