There are so many strange yet fascinating geological phenomena that just seem impossible to be a reality. From fossilized ...

Recent studies reveal that the Messinian Salinity Crisis led to the Mediterranean Sea becoming a vast salt basin through a ...

The North China Craton (NCC) is a very old and stable geological structure, experiencing deformations since the Mesozoic era.

Cameron Duke of MinuteEarth explained how certain rivers allow for canyon formation due to specific geological conditions.

The rarity of precious gemstones comes down to the geologic process of their formation. Sparkling diamonds and verdant emeralds are some of the most coveted and priciest gemstones. But which ...

First, the populations become physically separated, often by a long, slow geological process like an uplift of land, the movement of a glacier, or formation of a body of water. Next, the separated ...

Fossilisation is the process by which organic materials like plants, animals, and other life forms, are preserved in the ...

They say the new work, which identifies a previously unknown geological process, termed "plume-plateau" interactions, fleshes out previous theories about the history of the hot spot. The authors ...

Although cratons have survived many geological events, some are undergoing decratonization—a process characterized by their deformation and eventual destruction. For example, the North China ...