Dec. 6, 2024 — Desert ants of the Cataglyphis nodus species use the Earth's magnetic field for spatial orientation, but rely on a different component of the field than other insects. The survey ...

The Marius Hills, located in central Oceanus Procellarum, form the largest volcanic dome complex on the Moon. Here, gravity data is used to image the magmatic structures in this region. Magmatic ...

Technicians of Hunan Province Geological Disaster Survey and Monitoring Institute check rock samples at the Wangu gold field in Pingjiang County, central China's Hunan Province, 5 November 2024.

China finished encircling the country's largest desert, the #TaklimakanDesert, with a sand-blocking green belt stretching 3,046 km on Thursday morning, which is part of the world's largest ...

Today, marking an important step in ensuring the ongoing safe and secure management of these nuclear by-products in Canada, the NWMO announced the selection of the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation-Ignace ...

Afghanistan. Geological and Mineral Survey, cartographer & Da Afghānistān Kārtūgrāfī Muʼassasah, printer & Afghanistan. Vizārat-i Maʻādin va Ṣanāʼiʻ ...

The weather system currently soaking Northern California is expected to unleash remnant moisture this weekend across the High Desert. Light rain is expected Saturday afternoon through Sunday ...

Researchers at the Planetary Science Institute have compiled a 1:200,000-scale geological map of the lunar Orientale basin, focusing on identifying the most widespread and accessible occurrences of ...

To illustrate that, Beiser travels to several sources of production, including a lithium mine baking in Chile’s Atacama desert. The experience of mine workers and nearby residents there at times ...

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile offers an extraordinary travel experience that captivates adventurers, astronomers and nature enthusiasts alike. With its extreme altitude, crystal-clear skies and ...

Kathryn Yusoff, an academic at Queen Mary University of London, said the hard science subject of geology was “riven by systemic racism” and colonialism. She also suggested palaeontology ...