Not quite a gateway to hell, but northern Canada has a gateway to the Hadean Eon, named after the Greek God of Hell.

The end result was the striped and banded rock - visible in many parts of the canyon today - called gneiss. 12 to 5 million years ago Rocks in the area, which was still being pulled apart, became ...

Banded kraits are not small snakes. Among kraits, they are the longest. In general, the banded kraits are approximately 11.8 inches at birth. By the time they reach maturity at two to three years ...

In a recent study, geologists say Michigan is home to the oldest known rock in the nation. Watersmeet gneiss is found in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Minnesota's Morton gneiss previously held the ...

An analysis of minerals in the Watersmeet Gneiss (shown) suggest the metamorphic rock dates to about 3.6 billion years ago, potentially making it the oldest known rock in the United States.

Fordham University’s latest addition is the McShane Campus Center designed by HLW. the building complements Fordham’s collegiate gothic architecture and is clad in Fordham Gneiss ...

Banded gneiss of Siderian age has also been recorded in the connection between the Patos shear zone and the Seridó belt (Hollanda et al. 2011), which highlights the lithological similarity between ...

Here’s what I found after a week’s worth of banded lateral walks. My hips felt sore and tight for a few days I woke up sore the morning after my first day, and that was something I didn’t ...