MBABANE – Police were called when a prominent pastor, two government officials and Asian nationals attempted illegal entry into the Green Chert mine with a vehicle displaying falsified plates. Green ...

The Earth Sciences contribute to answers on a wide range of societal and economic questions in areas such as: the natural means of existence (water, raw materials, the energy transition), the ...

Structural geology is the study of the deformation of the surface and subsurface of the Earth and other planetary bodies. This deformation reflects past changes in local and regional stress and ...

Samples from Sanjiang, China, reveal the depth of fluid exsolution from these source magmas and how the fluids were focused to the site of ore formation Vacancies in sulfides facilitate fluid ...

A view of Ukinrek Maars in Alaska. The eastern maar (front) is typical of volcanic maars in that it is a deep, round crater filled with water. (Image credit: Nye, C. via USGS) However, there are ...

Plate tectonics is geology’s Theory of Everything. The realisation in the 1960s that Earth’s crust is made of fragments called plates—and that these plates can grow, shrink and move around ...

In the summer of 2024, a robotic mission landed for the first time on the far side of the Moon. The Chinese Chang’e-6 lander planted a flag, dug up more than four pounds of rock and soil, and ...

The peril of extinction looms over these invaluable pieces of history due to the abundant presence of rocks like red sandstone, quartzite, and chert. Prehistoric settlements of Bhatala and Mowad ...

These giant rocks could roll at any moment. The fact they haven't offers a window into the shaking of ancient Earth. Visit Jersey thinks individual sites might be worthy of geopark status and ...

Students can earn Degrees, Minors, and Certificates in Geology, Geophysics, Hydrology, Geoscience Education, and Geographic Information Systems. In all programs we enable students to discover and ...

Scientists are studying microbial structures in extreme environments to learn more about early life. Experience the connection between rocks and life in our new Evolution Garden where rocks, fossils, ...

Firefighters and civilians in Tennessee dug out a backhoe operator who was buried alive for nearly 12 hours after a dirt pit ...