The mortar, pestle and cutting board in your kitchen are modern versions of manos and metates—ancient cooking implements ...

Scientists have found unusual, blueberry-like rocks on Mars that could give us more insights into its geological history.

Set in a 738 acre Denver Mountain Park, Red Rocks Amphitheatre is no ordinary stage — it’s also a geological wonder. Discover ...

In a find that provides insights into the remarkable abilities of these ancient humans, new research studying the chemical ...

Right: OH-defects in young (0.3 Gyr) Variscan granites are one order of magnitude higher than in old (0.9-1.8 Gyr) Proterozoic granites from Scandinavia . The OH-content is reflected in recent ...

Guy Plint is no stranger to tracking prehistoric beasts. Over the past 40 years, the Western Earth Sciences professor emeritus has studied the ...

Learn more about the schoolyard dinosaur discovery, which found 200-million-year-old fossilized footprints on a boulder from Australia’s Early Jurassic period hiding in plain sight.

Douglas County provided an initial estimate for the pilot sites at Sandstone as $379,400 for the first year. Thomas said she did not think this was the best use of taxpayer dollars. “If you ...

Over time, pressure and cementation transform these sediments into sedimentary rocks like sandstone and limestone. The film also discusses how various natural processes, including the remains of ...

According to method of determining microscopically the reflectance of vitrinite in sedimentary (SY/T5124-2012), for ... including coalbed gas, SG, tight sandstone gas, carbonate rock gas and magmatic ...