(Nanowerk News) When we talk about amazing geological features, we often limit ourselves to those on Earth. But as a geologist, I think that’s crazy – there are so many structures on other worlds that ...

When we talk about amazing geological features, we often limit ourselves to those on Earth. But as a geologist, I think that’s crazy – there are so many structures on other worlds that can excite and ...

This semester's classes are GE 2000, GE 2310, GE 2320, GE 3040, GE 3050, and GE 3200. Introduction to materials and processes that shape the earth we live on. Lecture and laboratories acquaint ...

To a geologist, a rock is not just a rock, and a big crack in the ground is not what it first seems either. One such split, north of Menominee, Michigan, in the state’s Upper Peninsula, is a large ...

When we talk about amazing geological features, we often limit ourselves to those on Earth. But as a geologist, I think that’s crazy — there are so many structures on other worlds that can excite and ...

THIS book is essentially different from James Geikie's “Structural and Field Geology,” which makes its appeal through its fine presentation of rocks as they actually appear on bare surfaces of the ...

Scientists have discovered an ancient geologic structure that restricts where ocean water flows, and reveals that local ocean currents may play a critical role in the ice shelf's future retreat. The ...

The collapse of Double Arch, one of Utah's majestic geologic arches, stunned park visitors and deprived the state of a popular natural landmark forever. But geologists say its demise was inevitable.

David Rothery is Professor of Planetary Geosciences at the Open University. He is co-leader of the European Space Agency's Mercury Surface and Composition Working Group, and a Co-Investigator on MIXS ...