Unusual structures of unknown origin discovered in desert rocks have been documented in a new study. In the desert regions of ...

Tickets for guided tours of the marble cave will go on sale at 10 a.m. on March 31. The cave features stunning stalactites and intricate formations.

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK (KFSN) -- After a four-year closure, Crystal Cave in Sequoia National Park is finally opening to ...

The marble cave will reopen in the summer of 2025 after being closed for several years; the closure was due to flood damage ...

Structural geology is the study of the deformation of the surface and subsurface of the Earth and other planetary bodies. This deformation reflects past changes in local and regional stress and ...

C. W. Passchier et al., Subfossil Fracture-Related Euendolithic Micro-burrows in Marble and Limestone, Geomicrobiology Journal, 27 February 2025, DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2025.2467417 ...

The discovery, led by Prof. Liu Feng, from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology (NIGPAS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, provides the first conclusive fossil evidence of a ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the ...

Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.

The discovery of a 3.47-billion-year-old crater in WA's Pilbara region pushes back the age of the earliest-known impact site on Earth by more than one billion years.