What's the story of our Moon's early history? Despite all we know about our closest natural satellite, scientists are still ...

Snow Canyon State Park is comprised of volcanic cinder cone, sand dunes, deep red and white sandstone cliffs, and twisted layers of rock. Hollywood has recognized it as a brilliant backdrop in movies ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has made an exciting discovery on Mars, identifying new types of ancient rocks that could be the ...

Telluride is a Cubist’s rendering of mountains. Overlapping triangles rim the horizon; the valley floor meets the box canyon walls at neat right angles; a few oval abstractions soften the ...

This puts a precise age for the formation of the moon ... KREEP did not favor lutetium, so that layer has lower levels of lutetium than other rocks from the same era. If the scientists could ...

The Jurassic Yan ’an Formation in the southwestern margin of Ordos Basin has developed many sets of coal-associated and non-associated mudstone as well as oil shale. Different analytical methods ...

Upheaval Dome is a giant rock formation in southeastern Utah with two potential origin stories, although most scientists think it was created by an ancient meteor strike.

Moreover, they are one of the most utilized natural resources. Dr. Juliet Ugbede Akoh, a lecturer in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Lagos, sheds light on the difference between ...

Rosario Pete Vasquez, Blaine’s chief patrol agent, said they have installed concrete blocks and rock barriers in several high-traffic areas near the crossing. Boulders have been present along ...

The trip is worthwhile for the views of scenic spots not visible from land and the scores of exotic rock formations along the way. Oshima, the largest of the islands off the Echizen coast ...

Layered rock formations The Grand Canyon is a geological marvel, with layers of sedimentary rock that span nearly two billion years. The vibrant colors – from deep reds to golden yellows ...

Unlike regular volcanoes originating from magma rising from deep underground, rootless cones form when lava covers a water-containing layer ... making their formation mechanisms a significant ...