FORT BENTON – Just down river from Fort Benton stands Signal Point. The knob along the Missouri River is made up of glacier till, deposited during multiple periods in geologic history when much of the ...

Missouri is freckled with geologic features like caves and sinkholes. This is because the bedrock — composed of soluble rock like limestone and dolomite — is conducive to karst formation. Missouri has ...

The government will deploy low-flying airplanes to scan Missouri and Illinois for critical minerals as early as next week, a ...

Hidden in the ancient hills of southeastern Missouri lies a natural wonder that locals have been quietly enjoying for generations while the rest of the world remained blissfully unaware. Johnson’s ...

Geological Survey of Missouri was organized by George Clinton Swallow, State Geologist of Missouri, and ran from 1853 - 1855. The objectives were to: study the geology of the entire state, determine ...

Tower Rock, a striking geologic formation that typically rises from the Mississippi River in southern Missouri, is accessible ...

NEW MADRID COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - A shakeup in New Madrid County this morning make have woken you up, but did it feel worse than it actually was? They all happened between seven and 9 a.m. with none of ...

The U.S. Geological Survey plans to start low-level plane flights this month across eastern Iowa to update national maps and ...

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