This rock hunting grandad spent the past 30 years perfecting a geologically and geographically correct map of Scotland.

Geologic maps are not an exact depiction of the Earth’s surface. Instead, geologic maps display a generalization of interested units and features in correspondence with the scale of a map.

Ian Jackson, a National Trust volunteer, has written a book about the role of northern rocks in the Roman occupation.

To most, unless you have a vivid memory of the periodic table, the term ‘radon’ won’t mean a whole lot. However, if you’re a ...

THOSE who want to learn about the county's geology and archaeology without the hassle will be able to with author John Firth’s new book. Geology and Archaeology of Hampshire: For People Who Aren’t ...

The analysis shows distinct geological features like troughs and sediment channels in this part of the planet, consistent ...

Archaeologists have identified the site of an ancient battle in what is now Iraq by comparing historical accounts with ...

Satellite data has enabled researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop a new way to measure ocean depth. The technique, which uses imagery captured by the Landsat program, works ...

The geological development results from two land masses slowly moving apart in Africa. This process could eventually lead to the continent splitting into two, giving the currently landlocked ...

Superintendent Megan Degenfelder addresses concerns that industry ties could muddle her work on state's behalf.

On this day in 1886, the German-Swiss mountaineer Gunter Oskar Dyhrenfurth was born. We detail his astonishing successes in ...

The duo suggested that we are living in a new geological epoch. The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, and modern humans have been around for around a mere 200,000 years. Yet in that time we have ...