The film discusses the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift, explaining how the Earth's surface has changed over time. It highlights the concept of tectonic plates moving due to convection ...

This study out of the University of Houston points to a new theory that as North America began to split away, the Great Lakes ...

1. The accidental discovery of X in 1964 — even though its existence had been predicted in 1948 — set off a series of ...

Using advanced computer simulations, researchers have reconstructed the geological past of the region, uncovering a ...

This time last year a putative Lions Test team would have amounted to Ireland and a few of The Rest, a prognosis designed to ...

Cindy Jenson-Elliott releases her 18th children’s nonfiction book, ‘The Doomsday Detectives,’ about the dinosaurs’ extinction ...

The Earth’s surface is constantly shifting, though at a pace so slow we rarely notice. But if we fast-forward 250 million ...

Behind some of the most fascinating scientific discoveries and innovations are women whose names might not be familiar but whose stories are worth knowing.

My research focuses on using geochronology, remote sensing, and modeling to understand the timing and rates of surface processes. Much of my work involves cosmogenic dating and optically stimulated ...

The 3.5 billion-year-old crater discovered in Australia may be the cradle of life. Earth's oldest-known crater discovered is ...

In 2025, the Geological Survey of NSW celebrates its 150th anniversary and as part of the celebrations is sharing stories of ...