New study links Brahmaputra erosion in Upper Assam to active tectonics, fault lines and earthquakes, not floods alone.

Travertine is not only a geological wonder but also a popular building material. Its use dates back to ancient Rome, evident ...

For decades, Americans were surrounded by lead from car exhaust, factories, paint, and even drinking water, often without realizing the damage it caused. By analyzing hair samples preserved across ...

Some 66 million years ago, life on Earth had a pretty bad day. The infamous Chicxulub asteroid slammed into the planet. The ...

Commemorating a painful past and protecting the vibrant present are not opposing forces in this German resort area.

In A Nutshell Century-old hair reveals dramatic change: Researchers analyzed childhood hair saved by families from 1916 to ...

Earth froze over 717 million years ago. Ice crept down from the poles to the equator, and the dark subglacial seas suffocated ...

A UT San Antonio-led international research team has identified chitin, the primary organic component of modern crab shells ...

Spanning billions of years, lunar soil could store a chemical record of ancient gases—materials that may one day support ...

The study suggested that ocean temperatures at continental margins — the areas where life was most active — were ...

In the Pacific Northwest, big faults like the Cascadian subduction zone located offshore, get a lot of attention. But big faults aren't the only ones that pose significant hazards, and a new study ...

The North American craton actually dips near the Rockies rather than forming a sharp vertical step as previously believed.