NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...

Trovants are rocks that grow by absorbing minerals from rainwater. Romania is home to a cluster of trovants that inspired ...

I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

If the scientists could very precisely measure the proportions of lutetium and halfnium in moon rocks compared to other ...

Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater provide new evidence of Ceres' cryovolcanic history, reigniting the debate over ...

Rivers began pumping weathered material into the sea about a billion years after Earth formed, suggesting continents may have gotten an early start.

Hubbard, who first joined the USGS as a postdoc, is part of the agency’s Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).

What FACTS ABOUT ROCKS do you know? They are abundant on earth, and yet little is known about them. These facts will increase your knowledge of the rocks.

Enthusiasts gathered at the Tyler Rose Garden Center this weekend for the annual East Texas Gem and Mineral Show.

The riches thought to lie beneath Greenland's icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But how easy are they to ...

Learn about local geology with Tom Goff at Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center (10,000 Stillwater Lane, Lake Elmo) on Saturday, Jan. 25, 10:30-11:30 a.m.