Despite seeming like a relatively stable place, the Earth's surface has changed dramatically over the past 4.6 billion years. Mountains have been built and eroded, continents and oceans have moved ...

LAS VEGAS – May 3, 2023 – The Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, visited by millions of admirers each year. So, naturally, you’d think that all of its rock layers had been studied ...

MORRISON -- Dinosaur Ridge is actually a section of the Dakota Hogback, a steeply sloped ridge that extends several hundred miles along Colorado's Front Range and divides the state's mountains from ...

As sunrise begins to show the first light of day, hikers take their first steps through geological time in what is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Here among the rocks of a magnificent ...

Southwest of Moab, Utah, is an area of the American Southwest that is truly a showcase of geology. Check out these stunning images of one of the most geologically and biologically rich environments in ...

In northern Arizona, a spectacular region of exposed, layered rocks over 6,000 feet thick was carved by the Colorado River. Aptly called the Grand Canyon, it represents over a billion years of Earth’s ...

Scientists have uncovered a massive, hidden rock layer beneath Bermuda, over 12 miles thick, defying typical oceanic island formation. This unusual geological structure, less dense than the ...

For years, the term “Anthropocene” has been used to informally describe the human era on Earth. But new evidence suggests there’s nothing informal about it. We’re a true force of nature — and there’s ...