National Parks offer breathtaking natural beauty and adventure, drawing millions of visitors each year. However, while iconic ...

I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

Yellowstone Park is a popular destination for geology field trips. It’s easy to see why — the dynamic landscape contains a ...

Yellowstone National Park is a popular destination for geology field trips. It’s easy to see why—the dynamic landscape ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Residents survey homes destroyed by possible tornado in Morgan County, Tennessee. Video credit: Tennessee Highway Patrol’s ...

U.S. Forest Service geologist Gordon Grant calls it a “geologic gift.” University of Oregon earth scientist Leif Karlstrom described it as “a big water tower” at the top of the mountains.

Experts just found a 3D map that was carved into quartz sandstone likely 13,000 years ago. Located within the famed Segognole ...

Paddle Georgia, the Peach State’s annual week-long canoe/kayak camping adventure, will venture across three states this ...

The surveys are expected to conclude this summer. The data will then be processed to develop three-dimensional representations of near-surface and below-the-surface geology maps. The 3D maps are ...

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...

A Florida deputy made a dangerous leap from one moving boat to another when a vessel was found spinning out of control with an unconscious man aboard, video shows. The dire predicament was discovered ...