A proposal to codify a new geological epoch based on humanity's influence on Earth has been rejected. It means "the Anthropocene" will not be added to the chronostratigraphic chart featured in ...

Are we really living in the Anthropocene, the geological time marked by the global impact of human activity? And if so, when did it begin? These are questions that the Anthropocene Working Group is ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Maps are an important tool for learning about the world around you. Some maps are designed to show what roads will take you where, and others are designed to tell you about the actual land in a given ...

The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A fixed-wing aircraft equipped by magnetic sensors flew a grid over roughly 5,000 of ...

A new map which depicts the detailed geology of the island of Ireland could assist the identification of future energy resources and prevent future mistakes in large infrastructural projects. Launched ...

Geologic maps are used to locate natural resources, such as water or oil, or the best place to hunt for fossils, but they can also be eye catching works of art. Sharon Purdy A low-lying topographic ...

A minor, 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological ...

The start of the Meghalayan age 4,200 years ago brought about climatic shifts that toppled empires What was happening in the world 4,200 years ago? Indigenous Peoples in the Pacific Northwest saw ...

A research team led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released a new high-resolution geologic map of the Moon. The map includes discoveries made in the last ten years, like an updated chronology ...