A 2.35-billion-year-old Moon rock that fell to Earth in Africa is rewriting what we know about lunar volcanism. This rare ...

Researchers used zircons and AI to reconstruct Earth's ancient crust, revealing possible tectonic processes from the planet's ...

The REE distribution pattern shows that the shale provenance of the Wufeng–Longmaxi Formations mainly comes from the upper crust. The La/Yb–∑REE diagram shows that the sediment-parent rocks are mainly ...

Epic Guide to Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming including things to do, history, camping, nearby lodging, and mo ...

The Pacific Crest Trail, that legendary 2,650-mile path stretching from Mexico to Canada, passes right through Castle Crags State Park. During hiking season, you might encounter through-hikers taking ...

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada.

Nature doesn’t follow blueprints, and sometimes the result is strange enough to stop you in your tracks. Around the world, erosion, lava, and sediment have shaped landscapes that feel less like ...

An obscure rock formation on the eastern shore of Canada's Hudson Bay may contain the oldest known rocks on Earth, a new study claims.

The zebra-like striped patterns that spontaneously appear in rocks are characterized by periodic self-organized red-brown bands consisting of iron oxide minerals. Although the formation of periodic ...