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

Winter is settling over the rolling hills of North Idaho, where I live. Snow ices the limbs of the bare aspens outside my window, while perfect flakes fall from the flat gray sky. This weather is my ...

A coastal trail exploring the history of some of western Europe's oldest rocks has been proposed for a Wester Ross village. Gairloch's geology includes Lewisian gneiss and Torridonian sandstone, rocks ...

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In what the agency hopes will spur a major leap in American geoscience, the U.S. Geological Survey has released a new mapping tool that allows anyone to peer into the earth beneath their feet. Dubbed ...

The Cooperative National Geologic Map offers a complete and detailed look at the bedrock and fault systems of the continental United States. The first geological map of the United States was published ...

During her Ph.D. studies, Pooja Sheevam examined the structure of planets like Mars. Now, she is exploring terrain closer to home for her government job researching geothermal projects in arid New ...

Beneath Yellowstone National Park lies a complex and extensive volcanic system. More geological changes are occurring at Yellowstone National Park, as another hole forms in one of the park's basins.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in northeastern Canada is home to the oldest rocks on Earth (Jonathan O'Neil) Earth formed about ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the Greek god of the underworld, reflecting the extreme heat that likely ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name “Hadean” comes from the Greek god of the underworld, reflecting the extreme heat that likely ...