It turns out that continental breakups are just as messy as human ones, with the events leaving fragments scattered far from home ...

"You need so much water that we think these could be evidence of an ancient warmer and wetter climate where there was rain falling for millions of years." ...

Travertine is not only a geological wonder but also a popular building material. Its use dates back to ancient Rome, evident ...

Greenland’s mineral resources hold massive economic potential, but accessing them isn’t easy President Donald Trump’s desire ...

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Far beneath the creaking surface of West Antarctica, scientists have uncovered a 60‑mile‑wide block of granite that rivals some of the largest rock bodies on Earth. The clue did not come from deep ...

In southern Bahia, there are outcrops of migmatites and granulites in the Jequitinhonha Complex, which is part of the northern portion of the Araçuaí Orogen. Migmatites (garnet-cordierite diatexite) ...

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is home to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. The Gunnison River and the forces of weathering have sculpted ...

Styx's Dennis DeYoung is voicing his frustration with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for its belated recognition of music icons. In a blistering Facebook post, the band's former lead singer, 78, slammed ...

The new Cooperative National Geologic Map from USGS offers map layers including age, geomaterial, and original map source. Credit: USGS, Public Domain A new, precisely detailed map of the continental ...

Rocks are having a moment, at least the ones "sold" at Anthropologie are. In the last few weeks, the clothing and home goods store been going viral over a prank that continues to spread across social ...