Its new name is Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, meaning either “gizzard creek” or “creek or river belonging to gizzard island” in Unangam ...

As Great Salt Lake's levels continue to sag, yet another strange phenomenon has surfaced, offering Utah scientists more ...

A team of scientists put together a global database of submarine mud volcanoes. Orders of magnitude more are still bubbling, ...

Normally, younger rocks are deposited above older ones, forming predictable geologic layers. In the North Sea, this process ...

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.

A sweeping new study has unveiled a global map of marine mollusks that reflects not just present-day ocean conditions but ...

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key geologic mapping work.

LARAMIE — The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) recently published updated geological maps of the Rawlins and Red Desert Basin quadrangles, providing critical new insights into the geology ...

Californians have long dreaded the 'Big One'. But growing fears of a deadly earthquake are no longer confined to just the Golden State. Here experts reveal the worst 'time bomb' zones in the US ...

Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid families from which our meteorites originate and letters mark the corresponding meteorite type. The horizontal axis ranges from short ...

There are a great many things to be learned when making the jump from regional favorite to national brand. Just ask Dawn Brodehl, Tillamook’s manager of omni-shopper marketing. She joined the dairy ...

The federal government suddenly froze millions of dollars allocated for new housing units in Tillamook County, an area that has struggled to attract the development of new housing.