Whether they're cracking open rocks or scanning tiny changes in topography, geologists already work in three dimensions. But one of the most popular attractions at the Geological Society of America's ...

How did soft-bodied organisms remain intact for millions of years?

When considering mass extinctions, people often think of the asteroid strike that wiped out all non-avian dinosaurs. But life ...

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 ...

Some of the world’s most mysterious fossils, soft-bodied creatures preserved in coarse sandstone, owe their survival to an ...

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than ...

Glistening geodes and fossilized seahorses entranced parents and kids alike at the College of the Mainland's Geology Club exhibit at the Clear Lake Gem and Mineral Show at the Pasadena Convention ...

The Quarry Trail (Q1, Q2) takes visitors through the bottom of the abandoned quarry. The rock walls surrounding the quarry bottom are composed of limestone. Limestone consists mainly of calcium ...

Geology has inspired everything from great science fiction television to Darwin's theory of evolution. In fact, the master of modern horror himself, H.P. Lovecraft, based some of his best stories on ...

Iowa State's MakerBot Replicator printing the Earth on Oct. 28 during the Geological Society of America meeting in Denver. Whether they're cracking open rocks or scanning tiny changes in topography, ...

Whether they're cracking open rocks or scanning tiny changes in topography, geologists already work in three dimensions. But one of the most popular attractions at the Geological Society of America's ...