Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.

Helium-3 dating reveals new plankton species emerged within thousands—and sometimes just 2,000—years after the dinosaur-killing impact, showing life recovered far faster than assumed.

Recently-revealed notebooks belonging to a late paleontologist contain the missing information needed to help researchers finish their study of a remarkable fossil discovered nearly three decades ago.

Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges.

Atmos reports on the significance of understanding rocks to address climate issues.

A petroglyph in the “Heads & Hearts: Seeing the Landscape through Nez Perce Eyes” exhibit with Tribal Clan symbols. (Photo by Lyric Aquino, Underscore Native News + Report for America) Indigenous ...

Next week has the Lyon County Highway Department busy with bridge work. Crews will close Road 240 between Roads X and Y on Monday, followed by Road 310 between C and D on Tuesday, Road 170 between R-1 ...

Alfred University Assistant Professor of Geology Kristian Olson met undergraduate Piper Moore in his Structural Geology class in 2024. Piper was an art student in her third year at Alfred. She had an ...

Saturn’s moon Mimas, imaged by the Cassini spacecraft. A new study shows how such small ice moons could sustain a liquid ocean beneath an icy shell, and how that could give rise to surface features.

Geology has long been a field rooted in exploration and discovery. Traditionally, geologists spent long hours outdoors, mapping landscapes by hand and studying rock formations up close. These hands-on ...