The Grand Canyon is a gigantic geological library, with rocky layers that tell much of the story of Earth’s history.

A research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS), along ...

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The term “ecosystem engineering” has been used for decades as a way to describe organisms that drastically alter their ...

Strange features of a collision point between pieces of Earth's crust are evidence that the structure may be nearing its end, ...

The PRI has until Dec. 31, 2025 to raise $1 million or the only collections based national history museum between New York ...

The Fellowship did not begin the Quest in the Shire; nor did the Quest end in the darkest depths of Mordor. There was no trekking through the Mines of Moria, and the Plains of Rohan remain untrod, for ...

The vast majority of polished diamonds are clear and sparkly, but some come in unexpected colors like blue, green and even pink. So why are some diamonds different colors? After forming, diamonds need ...

I had no intention of going into science. In my early teens, I wanted to be a jockey and was firmly convinced I would never weigh more than 100 pounds. I quickly exceeded that weight cap and switched ...