In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers have now discovered that these skeletal cells do not just differ in their developmental ...

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 ...

So, in May 2021, we began the long drive north from Perth for two weeks of fieldwork in the Pilbara, where we would meet up with our partners from the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA ...

Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.

But so much change has happened since there are few geological relicts from so long ago. Around 2 billion years ago when Earth was covered in ice, a meteorite slammed into what is now outback ...

A recent report published in the Geological Review journal highlights the potential of these reserves. It states that just five years’ worth of mining waste from an iron ore site in Inner Mongolia ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Townsville. Followed categories will be added to My News. Geoscience Australia Senior Seismologist Jonathan Griffin confirmed it as the strongest earthquake ...

Visualization of seismic model S40RTS (Ritsema et al., 2011), showing the LLVP (large red area) under Africa, made using the GPlates software. Credit: Jeroen Ritsema et al. Deep within Earth’s mantle ...

The chance encounter prompted Larry Gerelus and Linda Pruegger to name their new winery in Okanagan Falls Stag's Hollow after the majestic deer the fawn would become and the geological formation left ...

China has about 44 million tons of rare earth mineral reserves, the largest of any country according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) — while the U.S. ranks seventh with 1.9 million tons.

During the Neoproterozoic era (717–580 million years ago), a series of extreme glaciations transformed Earth’s geology and chemistry. These “snowball Earth” events weren’t just climate anomalies; they ...