Travertine is not only a geological wonder but also a popular building material. Its use dates back to ancient Rome, evident ...

Most of the time, the shape of Earth’s magnetic field is quite similar to that which would be produced by a bar magnet aligned with the planet’s rotation axis. This is what makes a magnetic compass ...

Ancient marine extinctions, previously a mystery, are now linked to massive underwater volcanic eruptions in the Tethys Ocean. Rocks from Tibet, once the seafloor, reveal chemical signatures of these ...

Deep beneath the Earth's surface, in the pores and crevices of rock, live huge communities of microorganisms. They are invisible to the naked eye—yet they play a central role in the quality of our ...

"Greenland is the world’s largest island. ... On most maps, Greenland looks enormous. That’s just a distortion caused by ...

Quiet state parks, unusual geological features, and scenic river valleys make these overlooked Pennsylvania nature spots ...

Gold Fields is ramping up for another big year at Great Southern’s project in Queensland, with drilling set to begin on a big IP target at the Mt Dillon prospect.

You might notice something unusual on the ground after a winter storm, white shapes that look like logs, Swiss rolls, or ...

Researchers at the University of Hamburg, the University of Toulouse, and the DESY and ESRF research institutes have observed for the first time in real time how iron-sulfur nanostructures form in ...

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

A new study reveals a detailed look at what lies beneath the Hawaiian hotspot.

Snow is made of tiny ice crystals that can transform into a variety of intricate symmetrical patterns forming a beautiful ...