There's a billion-year gap in Earth's geological history. A new study seeks to explain the mystery.

The Unconformity, a biennial four-day arts and culture event taking place in remote Queenstown, western Tasmania, opens with a particular feeling of resilience attached to it this year. Having evolved ...

Las Vegas locals began a project in the 1990s to protect a geological marvel at the edge of town. They made educational signs and were joined by politicians including late Sen. Harry Reid and ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Elevated radioactivity over 2.2 metres discovered in the sandstone just above the unconformity at the Loki target "The Loki target radioactivity represents the first instance of sandstone-hosted, ...

One of the things I love to do on this blog is share photographs of geology I've taken while doing field work, attending field trips/conferences, or simply traveling. I started this series of sharing ...

A billion years is missing from the geologic record; one UC Santa Barbara scientist believes he knows where it may have gone The geologic record is exactly that: a record. The strata of rock tell ...