The Acasta Gneiss is known as one of the oldest rocks on the Earth, estimated to be about 4 billion years old, located in the ...

For more than a century, visitors to a remote California lakebed have stared at long, ruler-straight tracks etched into the ...

Two related discoveries detailing nanocrystalline mineral formation and dynamics have broad implications for managing nuclear ...

The Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee observed in 2018 that 25 per cent of Rajasthan’s Aravallis had been lost to ...

Geologists studying ancient desert rocks have stumbled on a microscopic tunnel system that looks uncannily deliberate, a ...

The Aravalli Hills may appear low and worn today, but they represent one of the oldest surviving mountain systems on Earth.

When combing the area, scientists drilled through these milky white quartz veins, passing through the acidic dikes. They ...

Mountain building occurred all around the Yellowstone region and highlights a tortured geological history of uplift and volcanism. The Gallatin Range, just northeast of Yellowstone Caldera, is an ...

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is home to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. The Gunnison River and the forces of weathering have sculpted ...

PERRY COUNTY, Mo. – Tower Rock, a striking geologic formation that typically rises from the Mississippi River in southern Missouri, is accessible to walkers once again. Recent drops in river levels, ...

In the last edition of our ongoing series on how planets get ore– those wonderful rocks rich in industrial minerals worth mining– we started talking about hydrothermal fluid deposits. Hydrothermal ...

The "30 Rocks" art exhibition, featuring the works of 30 artists from across the country, celebrates the return of the NBA to NBC. Ben Lambert, for NBA.com The Lakers commemorative basketball designed ...