#Geology

A committee has been directed to conduct a field inspection on May 21 and submit a comprehensive report by June 16.

From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: It Took Millions of Years for Australia's Famous Twelve Apostles Landmark to Rise Out of the Sea

It should be possible, but getting there will require a greater understanding of subsurface physics.

A new NASA map shows how the sinking of Mexico City is uneven, with areas registering up to 2 centimeters per month.

Magnified Sand is Robert Maronpot's ongoing microscopic photography project. He photographs individual sand grains up close, revealing shapes and colors that are completely invisible to the naked eye. The results…

Two of the most dangerous fault systems on the U.S. West Coast may be more connected than scientists once thought. New research suggests the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault can “sync up,” triggering earthquakes within minutes or hours…

By reconstructing a 700,000-year history of Methana volcano, geologists found a prehistoric phase when it appeared inactive on the surface, despite magma building up below ground

Remarkably preserved fossils found in southern China offer a fascinating window into what life looked like at the end of the Cambrian explosion, with half of the species uncovered being new to science.

In the Hoover dam in Arizona, does it had volcanic activity ay some point in time? what geology is common in the area?

I'm currently doing my BS in Geology at a uni in southern India. I'm looking to so my Masters in Texas as I've heard that there's a lot of universities which specialize in mining and petroleum geology.…

While no tsunami alert was issued, the quake comes less than a week after Japan issued a special advisory warning of the increased risk of a megaquake.

Rock varnish (I believe) Credit: Viktor Posnov on Google Maps Sharing something I just learned, as someone who doesn't know a ton about geology.…

In the 1930s, CCC workers routed the Generals Highway through a 100-million-year-old granite boulder instead of blasting it away.

From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: A Mars Rover Found Building Blocks of Life Never Seen on the Red Planet Before, Boosting the Case for Ancient Habitability

A 40-meter limestone mound in Siberia, weighing 1 million tons and only 300 years old, is likely a gas blowout.

The team behind "Jerk," a novel tool that predicted eruptions with 92% accuracy for a French volcano, discusses its work and implications.

Scientists drilling deep beneath Greenland’s ice have uncovered a startling clue about its past—and future. Evidence shows that the Prudhoe Dome, a major high point of the ice sheet, completely melted around 7,000 years ago during a relatively mild…