The study of geology and geophysical processes integrates research on the structural evolution of the Earth with methods to monitor and interpret the dynamic behaviour of its interior. Recent advances ...

For years, scientists have been trying to understand the mechanisms behind the destruction of Earth’s cratons, but results have remained elusive. Now, in a Nature Geoscience study, researchers ...

When researchers in 1996 reported they had found organic molecules nestled in an ancient Martian meteorite discovered in Antarctica, it caused quite a buzz. Some insisted the compounds were ...

Papers from two symposia sponsored by International Association for Mathematical Geology and held in conjunction with the International Geological Congress in ...

Scientists say they might have figured out why the geological process of rocks rising and sinking in the Earth's molten core has suddenly stopped. Using computer simulations, researchers examined the ...

"We usually think of geology as something that happens independently of life, and life just adjusts to the geology," said Karen Lloyd, associate professor of microbiology at the University of ...

Thundereggs look like regular rocks from the outside, but contain intricate and colorful mineral patterns inside — often made ...

As the primary element of life on our planet, carbon is constantly journeying from living creatures down into the Earth's crust and back up into the atmosphere, but until recently, quantifying this ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates and maintains approximately 200 laboratory facilities that support monitoring, analysis, and research on pressing societal questions associated with energy ...