A meteorite impact thousands of years ago may have triggered a landslide in the Grand Canyon and reshaped the Colorado River ...

The Grand Canyon, one of the most iconic geological formations on Earth, may hold deeper secrets about our planet’s history ...

Spanning three quarters of a mile and almost 600 feet deep, Meteor Crater was blasted by a nickel-iron meteorite roughly the ...

Researchers have found a link between two geological events in iconic locations of the U.S. Southwest that scientists ...

A new study suggests ancient wood floated into a cave far above the Colorado River when a meteorite-induced earthquake ...

Oregon's growing list of dark sky places makes it one of the most ideal states for stargazers. Oregon has seven dark sky ...

Cutting‑edge dating reveals driftwood high in Grand Canyon caves 55,250 years ago when a meteor’s shock wave blocked and ...

A meteorite that struck near Winslow, Arizona, about 56,000 years ago may have triggered a massive landslide in the Grand ...

Based on remarkably similar ages, the meteor impact that created one of Arizona's most recognizable landmarks and wood and sediments found in caves high up in the walls of the Grand Canyon, a new ...

The study dives into questions surrounding how and when driftwood in Stanton’s Cave in the Grand Canyon got there ...

The presence of driftwood and lake sediments has long been known in Stanton's Cave in Marble Canyon of eastern Grand Canyon. The mouth of the cave is 150 feet above the river, so geologists wondered ...

Geology is full of detective stories about the Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico ...