On this day in 1886, the German-Swiss mountaineer Gunter Oskar Dyhrenfurth was born. We detail his astonishing successes in ...

“We’re 30–40 years into significant changes to New England’s climate,” says Boutt ... Thanks to a $498,999 grant from the ...

Geologists found evidence in the way enigmatic sandstones called Tava formed in the Rocky Mountains hundreds of millions of ...

This rock hunting grandad spent the past 30 years perfecting a geologically and geographically correct map of Scotland.

Because of its geological and biological importance ... of the Narragansett Trail – the historic footpath cut by one of the dominant tribes in New England to connect villages, hunting and fishing ...

A recent report by the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows that much of Connecticut’s public groundwater supply areas, including areas that provide water to the state's largest cities, have a high ...

If this is really an impact structure, it would be Venus' oldest and largest, giving us a rare glimpse into Venus' past and ...

A geologist, who is an Oxford University graduate, on a field trip spotted the Google Street View car - and pretended to attack his colleague.

A Bermudian scientist who dedicated most of her life to studying fossils has been celebrated after she stepped down from the Natural History Museum in London. Jill Darrell took centre stage when ...

Satellite data has enabled researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop a new way to measure ocean depth. The technique, which uses imagery captured by the Landsat program, works ...

Visitor numbers to Iceland have dipped slightly, but fresh volcanic activity has created a macabre attraction in the ...