The Earth doesn’t have seven continents after all. From a young age, we're taught that the world consists of Africa, ...

A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River ...

Using information from inside the rocks on Earth’s surface, scientists have reconstructed the plate tectonics of the planet ...

The earliest humans to settle the Great Lakes region likely returned to a campsite in southwest Michigan for several years in a row, according to a new study.

Researchers in China and Australia have created an animation that details Earth's tectonic movements over the past 1.8 ...

A rare strong earthquake struck near Midland, Texas, on Monday evening, triggering more than 1,000 reports of shaking, the ...

“The Laurel Highlands region is annually ranked among the nation’s best destinations for fall foliage, and this 68-mile-long ...

The first time Earth’s geologic record – information found inside rocks – has been used to create an animation of this kind.

A growing number of archaeological and genetic finds are fueling debates on when humans first arrived in North America. New research presented ... said Summer Praetorius of the U.S. Geological Survey, ...

A total of 182 samples were collected, seventeen (17) sample locations showed readings greater than 30,000 cps, with six (6) ...

A huge 75-foot-tall square boulder deep in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains has been baffling people since it was discovered.

The U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) released its latest chronic wasting disease (CWD) map last ...