The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused ...

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

Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.

A report by the U.S. Geological Survey said significant reserves of oil and natural gas could be lying thousands of feet underground along the Gulf Coast.

The Oklahoma Geological Survey is wanting to double the size of their data network. In order to do that, they need landowners to give them permission to install a Seismic Station on their property.

Some areas in the Permian have hit geological limits while others, yet to be drilled, are not expected to be as prolific as the prime Tier 1 acreage.

The Department of Government Efficiency has cut two U.S. Geological Survey leases in Boulder with an annual least cost of nearly $1 million collectively.

In her latest work, “When the Earth Was Green,” Black selects 15 geologic epochs and certain keystone species to create a journey of the sights and sounds, textures and smells, actions and ...

Plastic may have started a new geological era on our planet, sometimes called the Anthropocene. Hundreds and even thousands of years from now, scientists may date sediment layers by finding bits ...

The US plans to bury its excess weapons plutonium at a geologic repository in southeastern New Mexico called the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). But WIPP was not originally designed to handle high ...

Different countries planning the safe, permanent disposal of nuclear waste in geological repositories are sharing experiences and learning from each other, as Neil Hyatt, chief scientific advisor to ...