Geology

We are officially living in a new geological age—but not everybody's happy about it.

The ghost dunes could provide clues to Mars’s past climate, and may even contain evidence of ancient life, researchers say.

The new findings shed light on the evolution of life on Earth.

Scientists found that Mars’s crust formed much earlier than previously thought.

When the Pine Island Glacier melts, it could trigger even more ice to melt and raise global sea levels.

In 1906, a powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake caused the deaths of up to 3,000 people and destroyed more than 80 percent of the city of San Francisco.

Geologists have identified a new type of fault movement at San Andreas.

The formation was likely formed as a result of a series of explosive volcanic eruptions more than 3 billion years ago.

The finest quality of this green gem is called "peridot."

In the last 500 years. volcanic eruptions have been responsible for the deaths of more than 275,000 people.

Plumes of acid rain, vog and lava continue to plague Hawaii's Big Island.

These rock formations help to support the idea of a rapid Earth freeze over 700 million years ago.

Scientists believe the moon is now moving about 1.5 inches away from our planet every year.

Yellowstone’s last major eruption took place around 640,000 years ago, producing a blast that ejected more than 2,000 times the amount of ash spewed out by Mount St. Helens in 1980.

These rocks formed at the bottom of ancient lake beds between three and four billion years ago, when the Martian surface was abundant in water and its climate was warmer.

"Laze" is a combination of toxic hydrochloric acid fumes, steam and fine volcanic glass-like particles, which is formed when hot lava hits the ocean.

Tourists are hurling the ancient tracks into a nearby reservoir.

“This event is the largest one so far conducted by North Korea, and it’s created meters of deformation.”

Over the past week, at least a dozen sinkholes have opened up in a single neighborhood in Ocala.

Typically, this area attracts millions of tourists every year.

Laguna Caliente in Costa Rica is one of the harshest environments on Earth for life.

Steamboat Geyser is capable of shooting jets of water up to 300 feet into the air.

Kīlauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

Researchers want to study ocean biology, physics, temperatures and currents. But finding a shipwreck would be awesome.

If you live in Berkeley, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward or anywhere nearby, be prepared.

The Silurians are a fictional race of intelligent, bipedal reptiles from the British science-fiction series “Doctor Who” that supposedly lived on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago.

The mystery of the Giant's Causeway is finally revealed.

The samples were discovered in a 1.2-mile-deep hole drilled in Russia.

Scientists don't really know why or how these craters got here.

In 2017, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Mexico City, toppling 40 buildings and killing over 300 people.