Greenland, the largest island on Earth, possesses some of the richest stores of natural resources anywhere in the world.

In what the agency hopes will spur a major leap in American geoscience, the U.S. Geological Survey has released a new mapping tool that allows anyone to peer into the earth beneath their feet. Dubbed ...

The new Cooperative National Geologic Map from USGS offers map layers including age, geomaterial, and original map source. Credit: USGS, Public Domain A new, precisely detailed map of the continental ...

The Cooperative National Geologic Map offers a complete and detailed look at the bedrock and fault systems of the continental United States. The first geological map of the United States was published ...

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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge in Iceland. This area is the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, which move apart ~ 2.5 cm/year. Subduction and the formation of continents, a ...

Beneath the North Sea, scientists have uncovered colossal sand formations, dubbed “sinkites,” that have mysteriously sunk into lighter sediments, flipping the usual geological order. Formed millions ...

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Almost 20 years ago, New Scientist ran a feature called “Imagine Earth without people”, a thought experiment about what would happen to our planet over thousands of years if humanity suddenly ...

Giant mounds of sand discovered beneath the North Sea off Norway may scramble what we know about a key geological process. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...