The investigation began with a geological mystery: the presence of rocks that, by their nature, do not match the types of formations currently present ... creating a chaotic mix that becomes trapped ...

A huge underwater structure that looks like a pyramid has been found near Japan, and it’s sparking curiosity and debate ...

You’ll marvel at rock formations that were carved by glaciers during the Ice Age while making your way through over 29 miles of trails. Traverse the East Bluff Trail or the Balanced Rock Trail ...

The name “Purgatory Chasm” sounds like somewhere you’d send your in-laws when they overstay their welcome, but this ...

Perhaps most importantly for the savvy Massachusetts explorer, spring break timing means you’ll miss both the summer crowds ...

The pair, Wyatt Clifford Fain and Payden David Guy Cosper, were captured on camera last April shoving the iconic red rock sandstone formations at Nevada’s Lake Mead National Park, home to 140 ...

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded ...

Two Nevada men were convicted this week after they were caught destroying an ancient rock formation in a national park. Wyatt Fain, 37, and Payden Crosper, 31, were each found guilty of one ...

Rocks carried from Greenland to Iceland by icebergs add to evidence that the climate in Europe got a lot colder for a century or two starting around AD 540 – a “mini ice age” that may have ...

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