A continental collision trapped oil within what is today Iran. The same collision explains why that oil is trapped behind the Strait of Hormuz now ...

A potential new mineral on Mars forms when iron sulfates are heated above 100°C. Data from Valles Marineris regions suggest ...

Much of our understanding of Earth's past is derived from stratigraphic records exposed in rock outcrops or recovered from drilled cores. These records span immense time intervals, from thousands to ...

A research team led by Dr. Márton Rabi from the Biogeology Department of the University of Tübingen, together with Máté ...

MEKELE, Ethiopia — Gebreegziabher Berehe has stopped waiting for tourists to arrive as many worry about a return to war. The tour guide in Ethiopia ’s northern region of Tigray says his bookings have ...

Ian Wright receives funding from current TEC PBRF fund, and is a co-supervisor of a new MBIE-funded Applied Doctorate Scheme PhD project to study natural hydrogen emissions associated with faults.

Due to a weird quirk of geology, New Mexico's Bandera Volcano Ice Cave never warms above 31 degrees Fahrenheit, even when temperatures outside exceed 100 F in summer. When you purchase through links ...

In an unexpected finding, a UCLA-led team has discovered that bacteria are present inside the most common type of kidney stone, revealing a previously unrecognized component involved in their ...

A series of slowly widening fissures in southern Ethiopia once again drew the attention of scientists and authorities to one of the most significant geological processes on the planet: the progressive ...

This piece is part of a special project on deep time examining what the Western U.S. was like thousands, millions and even billions of years ago, and how that history is still visible and ...

The geology and science behind oil drilling can be quite interesting and important for understanding which companies are the right fit for your investment. When people talk about oil drilling, many of ...