February 22, 2025 will be Charles Lyell’s 150th anniversary. This great Scottish geologist, who is buried in Westminster Abbey, was immensely influential in his day. The highest peak in Yosemite ...

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Geologists believe the Indian Plate has experienced multiple tears due to varying thickness and composition. This explains the crescent shape of the 2,500-kilometre Himalayan front. A key area ...

So begins The Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin’s account of his trip ... animal biology and geology. In August 1831, Darwin received a letter from his mentor, fellow geologist John ...

He also became an avid reader of the Principles of Geology by Charles Lyell, a prominent geologist. Among other things, Lyell’s work aimed to show that small, incremental changes could have ...

An undersea volcano off Oregon's coast will probably erupt in 2025, scientists say. The volcano, known as Axial, is a seamount 300 miles (480 kilometers) west of Cannon Beach, Oregon. The Axial ...

To produce such a volume would take around 600 new wells, and even more oil could be available if the area is studied further, state subsurface geologist Ted Starns said. “We’re trying to ...

It was finally ready for its close-up. The rare Mount Lyell shrew was recently photographed for the first time by a group of college students. The pointy-nosed, beady-eyed, greyish-brown creature ...

Magmatic activity deep beneath the Yellowstone Supervolcano may be shifting in a northeasterly direction. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers from the United States Geological ...

Zircons contain radioactive uranium, which decays very slowly, thereby helping geologists accurately date the crystals. Some zircons in the Jack Hills, which date to around 4 billion years ago ...