Layers of jumbled rocks (presumably brought there by glaciers) are overlain by a type of rock called carbonate ... dropping the glacial rocks onto the ocean floor. Rain began falling again ...

Rivers of molten rock scorched the landscape while massive ... is when plants and animals retake an area sterilized by lava or glacial flows. Given sufficiently wet conditions, forests can even ...

For the restless city slickers of the Gilded Age, the dream destination was Colorado, where the high valleys of the Rocky Mountains, adorned with glacial ... budget—braved dust-filled stagecoach ...

GLACIER MELTING: Glaciers are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year period seeing the largest glacial mass loss on record ... More frequent and intense wildfires and dust storms are ...

Nestled in the northern reaches of the state, Copper Falls State Park in Mellen is the kind of place that makes you question ...

It’s hiding in plain sight in northern Wisconsin, where Copper Falls State Park quietly exists as the state’s most impressive ...

"The last four months have been a whirlwind for the science team, and we still feel that Witch Hazel Hill has more to tell us." ...

Rock outcrops, long regarded as passive geological features, may play an active and crucial role in shaping soil function in ...

Thawing permafrost has been increasingly implicated in glacial lake outburst floods because of these new sources of potential triggers. In 2017, nearly a third of the solid rock face of Nepal’s ...