Earth’s crust has produced enough hydrogen over the past billion years to meet our current energy needs for 170,000 years,” ...

In this video, we take a detailed look at plate tectonics, the scientific theory explaining the movement of Earth’s ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, an asteroid caught by Earth's gravity might have fragmented, creating a temporary ring ...

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Geological evidence of the transition when Earth was plunged into a planetary-wide deep-freeze discovered in ancient Scottish rocks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

It is the first time Earth's geological record has been used like this, looking so far back in time. This has enabled us to make an attempt at mapping the planet over the last 40% of its history ...

Sandwiched between Earth’s crust and core, the vast mantle accounts for about 85 percent of the planet’s volume. On a human time scale, this immense portion of our orb appears to be solid.

A new analysis of rocks thought to be at least 2.5 billion years old helps clarify the chemical history of Earth's mantle -- the geologic layer beneath the planet's crust. The findings hone ...

Geosciences and earth science literacy are essential parts of decision-making both personally and as a community. And yet the geology department at Cal Poly Humboldt is contracting.

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The department recently launched a first-in-the-nation master’s degree in computational earth sciences. The program is aimed at both earth sciences graduates who want to develop expertise in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo Department of Geology is about much more than rocks and minerals. Its faculty and students perform cutting-edge research on everything from how glaciers react ...