The characteristics of the rocks that hold fossils can be as informative as the fossils themselves. There are three main types of rock: igneous rock, metamorphic rock, and sedimentary rock. Almost all ...

The coastline near Derwent Howe, in England’s Cumbria, hardly seems a place where geologists would find new things. They’ve ...

There are lots of types of rock and each type has different properties and uses. For example, some are strong and hard but others are soft and sandy. Some rocks are harder than others. For example ...

Turns out (much to the chagrin of geologists in the housing market), those countertops are likely neither granite nor all the same type of rock. That's because rocks are made of different minerals and ...

Rocks can experience squeezing, stretching, or pushing in different directions in response to stress. This response depends on the type of stress, the rate at which it is applied, the ...

NASA’s Mars rover is on the trail of a geological mystery in the Jezero crater. While exploring an area known as Witch Hazel ...

These findings are important because active volcanoes on Earth often create conditions that support life—by releasing heat ...