Worms are critical to soil health, and without soil Planet Earth would be little more than a lifeless rock. So why is it that most of us take the earth beneath our feet for granted? We might ...

New research reveals how rock strength plays a crucial role in erosion, shaping landscapes over millions of years.

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...

Literally billions." To put that in perspective, the Earth is thought to be about 4.5 billion years old, which means these ...

Geology is about much more than rocks. It is about the study of the structure ... as well as the geology of the Precambrian era. Earth scientists in the department also closely monitor global ...

Patagonia’s ‘living rocks’ hold ancient bacterial biofilms, offering insights into early life and potential bioengineering ...

Throughout Earth's history, ice caps have been very rare, but a model of the past 420 million years suggests an explanation for why they sometimes form ...

and navigational cameras transport images back to Earth. "It's like a video game to see these images of Mars up close," said Hausrath. "You can zoom in, see the rocks and soil, pick out a spot to ...

“Peat soils have a unique ability to block this type of naturally occurring radiation, drastically reducing the number of ...