Experts just found a 3D map that was carved into quartz sandstone likely 13,000 years ago. Located within the famed Segognole ...

Hubbard, who first joined the USGS as a postdoc, is part of the agency’s Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).

I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

Below Mount Jefferson and McKenzie Pass is a massive storehouse of water three times the size of Lake Mead, say Oregon researchers.

A new map of climate conditions during the Pliocene epoch—the last time Earth’s carbon dioxide concentrations hit 400 parts ...

The work was found in a rock shelter located to the south of Paris, France, that features prehistoric engravings ...

Yellowstone National Park is a popular destination for geology field trips. It’s easy to see why—the dynamic landscape ...

Night - Mostly cloudy with a 47% chance of precipitation. Winds WSW at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 32 °F (0 °C). Cloudy with a high of 42 °F (5.6 °C) and a 57% chance of ...

Under the Sierra Nevada in California, scientists have observed a rare phenomenon that sheds light on the dynamics of the ...

U.S. Forest Service geologist Gordon Grant calls it a “geologic gift.” University of Oregon earth scientist Leif Karlstrom described it as “a big water tower” at the top of the mountains.

Jan. 30, 2025 — Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for ... Sharks and Rays Benefit ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean, where it can ... Jan. 30, 2025 — Studies of ...