In late August, the U.S. Geological Survey quietly released a new tool that could reshape how Americans understand the ground ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. As NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is progressing toward Mount Sharp, researchers are using the rover's instruments to ...

Rare rocks buried deep beneath central Australia have revealed the origins of one of the world’s most promising new deposits of niobium — a metal vital for producing high-strength steel and clean ...

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Earth's largest gold reserves are not kept inside Fort Knox, the United States Bullion Depository. In fact, they are hidden much deeper in the ground than one would expect. More than 99.999% of ...

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 title ...

UNIFORM with the “Rock Minerals” of the same author, now in its second edition, the work which Prof. Iddings has now completed will take an assured place as the fullest and most comprehensive ...

This image from NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover, taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument’s right eye, shows the ‘Skull Hill’ target, a dark-toned float rock. The rover acquired this image while driving west ...

This 1930s educational film explores the natural landscapes, geological formations, and agricultural practices of the time. It features scenes of farmers tilling soil, majestic mountain roads, ...