A new international study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals that the boundaries between geological ...

According to a recent study, events geologists use to distinguish transitions between geological chapters in Earth's story ...

Geological evidence of the transition when Earth was plunged into a planetary-wide deep-freeze discovered in ancient Scottish rocks.

A new analysis of rocks thought to be at least 2.5 billion years old helps clarify the chemical history of Earth's mantle -- the geologic layer beneath the planet's crust. The findings ...

The discovery could usher in a wave of investigations into the evolution of Earth’s mantle, a layer of material about 1,800 miles deep that extends from just beneath the planet’s thin crust to ...

A 100-year-old theory explaining how Asia can carry the huge weight of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau needs to be rewritten, a new study suggests.

It's the first time Earth's geologic record — information found inside rocks — has been used to create an animation of this kind.

Ever wanted to know more about the ground beneath your feet? Well, thanks to a new geologic map of the lower 48 states of the ...

Blobs of rock are dripping off the underside of North America, likely caused by the remnants of a tectonic plate deep in ...

Natural hydrogen from deep underground could be an important building block for the sustainable energy system of the future, ...

Geological Engineering is a multidisciplinary field that melds principles from geology and engineering to design and build infrastructure, ensuring that human developments are in harmony with the ...

Geosciences and earth science literacy are essential parts of decision-making both personally and as a community. And yet the geology department at Cal Poly Humboldt is contracting.