Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

Researchers used zircons and AI to reconstruct Earth's ancient crust, revealing possible tectonic processes from the planet's ...

Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

North Sea's giant sand mounds that perplexed scientists up until now have been found to be younger, denser sands that sank into older, lighter "ooze." ...

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The latest issue of the University of Wyoming’s only peer-reviewed scientific journal, Rocky Mountain Geology, features an ...

This is a scientifically and historically thrilling find for both the Museum and the larger Denver community,” said Dr. James Hagadorn, the curator of geology at the Denver Museum of Nature and ...