Two earthquakes struck overnight in Washington state, one near Easton in central Washington and one east of Carnation.

While scientists are revising the timeline at Australia's North Pole Dome, it's still our oldest known crater.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site, which features 40,000 near-perfect hexagonal columns, formed roughly 60 million years ago during a period of intense volcanic activity ...

Geochronologists say basalt columns in Antrim sprang up during volcanic activity over 5.5m years – 8m less than thought ...

Scientists have made a new discovery about the history of the Giant’s Causeway rock formation. New research has revealed that Northern Ireland’s volcanic past, which created the Causeway’s distinctive ...

April 17 (Reuters) - The Grand Canyon is a marvel on the landscape of North America, a breathtaking geological feature in the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona presenting dramatic contours and richly ...

An international research team has achieved a scientific milestone by recovering a 228-meter-long sediment core from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Drilled at Crary Ice Rise, this ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. Michigan might be at the forefront of a new clean fuel source — and it’s buried ...

Have you ever wondered how scientists uncover Earth’s ancient past? Geochronology—the science of dating rocks and geological events—allows researchers to piece together the planet’s history, revealing ...

What was the West like a thousand years ago, a million years ago — even a billion years ago? And how is that history still visible and consequential today? These were the driving questions behind the ...