Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

For the first time, Japan has carved out a spot for itself among the hundred or so geologic ages recognized by scientific organizations. The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS ...

Scientists have traced the origins of the Lafayette Meteorite back to Mars, dating its water-altered minerals to 742 million ...

University of Maryland researchers have found intriguing new evidence of ancient seafloor deep beneath the Earth's surface.

Mark Myers thinks Alaska might be a great place to find this geologic hydrogen. At an age when many people retire and with a resume line that includes “Director, U.S. Geological Survey,” one ...

China's Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft in June made history by retrieving the first surface samples from the far side of the ...

The study identified when water interacted with the meteorite and established that the dating was unaffected by events after ...

Basalt samples returned by the Chang’e-6 mission have revealed volcanic events on the lunar farside at 2.8 billion years ago ...

Scientists have calculated the Earth to be 4.54 billion years old, with an uncertainty of 50 million years on either side.

The Imperial Valley has been recognized as one of the most unique places for geological study. It may not seem like much to ...

A sliver of Martian rock that once lay hidden in a university drawer has helped researchers better understand the Red ...

Geologists have uncovered strong evidence from Colorado that massive glaciers covered Earth down to the equator hundreds of ...