With the tercentenary of ‘the founder of modern geology’ just months away, plans are afoot to improve access to the places ...

The Aquinnah Cliffs Overlook delivers the kind of jaw-dropping scenery that usually requires international airfare, a ...

How can we measure time more than 500 million years into the past? A study recently published in Nature Communications by researchers at the University of Lausanne presents a new geological "rock ...

New geological evidence suggests that the slow wobble of Earth’s axis may have triggered rapid climate swings during the Late Cretaceous greenhouse world.

The phenomenon of the "Great Dissonance", where about a billion years are missing from the Earth's rocks, may finally be ...

Scientists at Curtin University have uncovered a new way to read the deep history of Earth’s landscapes using microscopic zircon crystals from ancient beach sands. These incredibly durable minerals ...

What if we told you that your entire understanding of time is about to be shattered? Human beings are notoriously bad at comprehending vast scales—whether ...

A river in Australia may have been flowing for 300 to 400 million years, long before dinosaurs existed. How did the ancient Finke River survive dramatic geological changes for so long?

Following the last two years, the Lapworth Museum of Geology is proud to once again celebrate International Women's Day with ...

This low-angle self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the site from which it reached down to drill into a rock target called “Buckskin” on lower Mount Sharp.

Deep beneath the wind-swept granite outcrops of central Wyoming, an ancient story is getting a second look — and it could reshape what geologists know about one of the state’s most complex fault ...

Not all hockey fans are created equal. Some come along every four years, for games like this one. Team USA against Canada for a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. That leaves some new ...