Understanding geology is critical to studying paleontology because fossils are preserved in rock. The characteristics of the rocks that hold fossils can be as informative as the fossils themselves.

Third, magnetism in rocks can be used to estimate the age of a fossil site. This method uses the orientation of the Earth's magnetic field, which has changed through time, to determine ages for ...

A University of Michigan study looking at a small region in Japan has shown that the properties of fault zone rocks really ...

the genesis of accessory minerals such as REE phosphates in all rock types, the origins of economic concentrations of minerals and petroleum, the make-up of the atmosphere, ocean and life on Earth ...

Over 150 Wits first-year geology students recently visited Melville Koppies. They visited seven stations manned by lecturers and postgraduate students to complete their worksheets and learn a new ...

Over 150 Wits first-year geology students recently visited Melville Koppies. They visited seven stations manned by lecturers and postgraduate students to complete their worksheets and learn a new ...