If Elephant Rocks whets your appetite for geological wonders, consider extending your journey to nearby Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park or Taum Sauk Mountain State Park for more of Missouri’s surprising ...

Shaking has been felt across the San Francisco Bay Area in California after an earthquake was reported early Monday morning.

Hawaiʻi is no stranger to the ocean’s power. Most people know tsunamis as towering waves caused by earthquakes far across the ...

Scientists have long known that diamonds are among Earth's oldest materials, but recent research has revealed that pink diamonds serve as extraordinary time capsules, preserving evidence of our planet ...

A number of U.S. states have an official gemstone, however, Louisiana's isn't really a precious stone. Here's where it's ...

The San Francisco Bay Area was rattled early this morning by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake along the Hayward fault line ...

From massive glaciers to sun-soaked beaches, national parks offer some of America’s wildest and most iconic landscapes.

New research shows ancient zircon crystals preserve chemical clues, linking Earth’s geological changes to galactic spiral ...

When the remains of prehistoric creatures were discovered in Europe and the United States, it opened up a vociferous debate ...

Hidden in plain sight in Gainesville sits Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park, a place so surreal and unexpected that your first glimpse might make you wonder if you’ve accidentally stumbled ...

The theory was that Anatolia, the region in which Ayvalık is situated, and Europe were linked during the last Ice Age, ...

Wequiock Falls is another Brown County park. In the spring and other times of high water, Wequiock Creek cascades over ...