The outer ring dike of the Belknap Mountains extends for about six miles and includes Rattlesnake Island, which, although it appears as a solitary island in the middle of the lake, is actually part of ...

Students enrolled in GEOL 1303 Physical Geology and GEOL 1103 Physical Geology Lab have the option to attend field trips. These trips take place on campus and at various locations throughout the Texas ...

A 2012 Google Earth photo captured a hill formation in Sudan that bears a striking resemblance to human lips. Not much is known about the unusual landmark, but researchers have guessed how it formed.

Calcite veins, different grain sizes in the gray marble, bands of darker, slightly foliated rock, likely a type of slate. Figure 3: Close-up of the marble showing bands of light gray marble and bands ...

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R. Martin, author of the fantasy novel series that led to HBO's wildly popular "Game of Thrones" television series, voiced his frustration this week about readers who think that the sixth book ...

For Dick Van Dyke, living to almost 100 can be "a curse." The "Mary Poppins" star described how he and longtime pal Ed Asner, who died in 2021 at age 91, were teaming up for a remake of the ...

Alberta is bringing in new rules this fall to ensure that only what it calls “age appropriate” books are available in school libraries. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the move ...

Yesterday, we ran the sad news of the death of comic book writer, novelist, screenwriter and columnist Peter David at the age of 68. Many comic book creators and friends have been sharing their ...

Jess Walter, the New York Times bestselling author of "Beautiful Ruins," is back with a new novel, "So Far Gone" (to be published June 10 by HarperCollins). It's about Rhys Kinnick, a journalist ...

So he decided to write a true crime book that was less about death and gore and more about life. The book, he said, is an attempt to “give Jennifer her story back.” “I didn’t want this ...

Geoff Bennett spoke with Tapper and Thompson about their new book, “Original Sin.” It was around this time last year that a single debate upended the Democratic presidential ticket and altered ...