A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical ...

From Bonneville et al. 2020: Molecular identification of fungi microfossils in a Neoproterozoic shale rock. Science Advances. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax7599. This work is licensed under CC BY-NC.

The Worcester area has evidence of the Mesoproterozoic Era, going back to the earliest known days of the present-day Earth's ...

Shale formations, characterised by a complex network of micro-fractures and nanoscale pores, exhibit phase transitions that deviate significantly from bulk fluid behaviour.

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2019). [4] Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics Characterisation of an Anisotropic Shale. Scientific Reports (2018).

A four-year-old, permanent ban against drilling for energy in the Delaware River watershed has positively affected the city and other communities that rely on the river for drinking water, ...

Ever since the first fragments of pterosaur bone surfaced nearly 250 years ago , palaeontologists have puzzled over one ...

A reservoir stroll, high moorland stride and, in-between, one of the best scrambles in the Peak District await on this route ...

University of Missouri researchers find Earth's ancient animal reefs were surprisingly sparse compared to their modern ...

Tucked away in Huntingdon County, Trough Creek State Park showcases rock formations so uniquely spectacular that geologists get misty-eyed just thinking about them, yet somehow this 541-acre ...

Richard Hartfield flips his own script and spends summer in the Swiss Alps, mending the trails he usually hikes. The post ...

For fishing enthusiasts, Slippery Rock Creek offers some of the best trout fishing in western Pennsylvania. The creek is stocked with rainbow and brown trout, and the deep pools beneath the cascades ...