The name “Nazi Creek” will no longer be used for federal databases or maps. On Thursday, the Domestic Names Committee for the ...

This gorgeous trail in North Carolina is part of the "Grand Canyon of the East" and features unique rock formations and a ...

Mariners Trail, Point Beach State Forest, the Wisconsin Ice Age Trail and Woodland Dunes Nature Center make our list of great ...

Constructing high quality three-dimensional (3D) geological models of coal seams from multi-source data, such as boreholes and geological maps, is a crucial task in seam distribution analysis and ...

Yellowstone National Park's geological history is one of the most intensely studied in North America. A new geologic unit ...

There are lots of UK place names—and plenty of surprises in store.

In geology, even small layers can tell big stories. But figuring out the origins of such small layers can be a challenge, ...

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

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the major global ocean currents. The geological age of the currents plays a ...

Tucked away in Huntingdon County, Trough Creek State Park showcases rock formations so uniquely spectacular that geologists get misty-eyed just thinking about them, yet somehow this 541-acre ...

The Trump administration’s proposed budget bill would cut funding to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by nearly 40%, including grants to universities. That could affect funding relied on by survey ...

That could affect funding relied on by survey offices in several Mountain West states. State geological surveys use federal funds to map where mineral deposits and energy sources are located. These ...