The Rocks Beneath Your Feet Are Younger Than Your Parents and Made of Your Trash Natural cement found in industrial waste reacts with ocean water to form rocks in just 35 years, instead of millions.

Here's what to know about the rock that is found in the Upper Peninsula along Lake Superior: What is a Yooperlite? Yooperlites are a variety of sodalite-rich syenite found in the Upper Peninsula ...

Geologists recently dated the age of Watersmeet gneiss, a type of rock in the Upper Peninsula, as the oldest in the U.S. Here's what to know.

This hidden geological layer, located between 254 and 410 miles (410 and 660 kilometers) beneath the Earth’s surface, covers an extraordinary distance of 205 miles (330 kilometers), hinting at a ...

Some of the unusual rocks carry stories about water on Mars. One has hints of long-gone microbes. All tell of a dynamic, complex planet.

Because these crater floor samples came from igneous rocks forged in lava flows, they can help scientists understand the chemical composition of Mars’s interior, Wadhwa points out.

This 1930s educational film explores the natural landscapes, geological formations, and agricultural practices of the time. It features scenes of farmers tilling soil, majestic mountain roads ...

Spreading crushed rocks on fields can absorb CO2 from the air – now chemists have devised a way to turbocharge this process by creating more reactive minerals ...

Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far side ...

The world's oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth's turbulent early history. Here are some of the most notable and important formations scientists have discovered.