The Himalaya’s lengthy expanse and geologic complexity make it a terrific natural laboratory, says study co-author Judith Hubbard, a structural geologist at Nanyang Technological University in ...

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.

An attorney from Mexico City, who’s accused of managing a money laundering organization linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, has pleaded guilty to a federal offense, prosecutors say. Getty Images ...

a condition that could cause damage to infrastructure and deplete groundwater permanently if the ag-producing county does not reverse it, geologists say. For those who wonder, Redding and the rest ...

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Experts estimate it at 1,100 tons. According to Chinese state media, a team of geologists detected over 40 gold veins of roughly 330 tons of gold ore dipping 6,600 feet deep under Pingjiang County ...

A deposit of gold ore recently discovered in China isn’t just giant. It’s supergiant. So much so, in fact, that Chinese experts claim it could be the largest deposit of any precious metal ...

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook the Northern California area, the U.S ...

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook the Northern California area, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The more than 9-mile deep quake hit a little over half a mile south of Concord at 12:11 p.m. on ...