STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Professor Renée M. Clary is the 2025 recipient of the Geological Society of America’s ...

On May 27, 1930, the 1,046.59 ft high Chrysler Building, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opened in New York City to the public. WEEHAWKEN, NJ - MAY 25: The sun sets across the skyline of ...

Inside of Orton Hall, located on the south end of the Oval, lies a museum that offers visitors a picture of thousands of years of natural history. The Orton Hall Geological Museum, which houses ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Most of us pay no attention to what’s beneath our feet. Pavement. Grass. Stone. Carpet. Wood. Whatever. But what if you could go back in time with each step? This summer, you can ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One of the things Kentuckiana is known for is its beautiful scenery. Those scenic features – and our diverse variety of wildlife – can be attributed to the area’s geological history.

Earth's 4.5 billion year geological history is full of death and rebirth, mass extinctions and explosions of biodiversity, with different periods often marked by cataclysmic changes that radically ...

Boulder, Colo., USA: Marine and coastal geoscience play a critical role in understanding ancient and modern geological history, offshore and coastal hazards, and climate change. Deep-water ...

The breakup of the supercontinent and formation of the current Afro-Eurasia landmass were caused by movement of Earth's tectonic plates. The position of these tectonic plates is preserved in magnetic ...

Through compelling archival footage and modern imagery, we reveal how geological factors, like the movement of the Adriatic Plate, naturally contribute to the city’s gradual subsidence. We also ...

The Moon has a long, chaotic geological history almost as old as Earth itself. Every crater, rock and speck of dust on the Moon tells a story, but because it's not exactly close to our planet, this ...

This story was first published in KCUR's Creative Adventure newsletter. You can sign up to receive stories like this in your inbox every Tuesday. To understand local lithology is to understand Kansas ...