By Jim Brace-Thompson
Are strange squiggles in ancient rocks signs of life or just odd mineral formations? The debate could have profound implications, given that...
By Jim Brace-Thompson
Towering forests on the frozen, ice-bound continent of Antarctica? It may be hard to imagine, but that’s what newly analyzed seafloor sediments...
By Jim Brace-Thompson
Sediments build up in layers, giving us a geological record. An unconformity records a gap in that record. For instance, there may...
Editor's Note: This is a new column wherein we explore a history-making moment and its connection to geology.
By Antoinette Rahn
Eighty-six years ago today (Jan....