Archaeologists and scientists use rock layers to date fossils and artifacts, but Glacier's geological features are perplexing. Due to what's known as the Lewis Overthrust, a fault feature ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Research has shown the complex history behind this gap of missing time ...

The paper, by N.E. Young at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in Palisades, NY, and colleagues was titled, 'Glacier maxima in Baffin Bay during the Medieval Warm Period ...

As glacial ice moves very slowly downhill, pieces of rock and gravel get stuck between the ice and the land, forming a coarse surface, similar to the sand on sandpaper. These rocks grind together ...

Wayzata’s story will be told many times and in many ways this year. Since the city is so inseparably connected to Lake Minnetonka, we should also tell the lake’s story. First, we must ...

Landslides have uncovered pieces of an ancient glacier near Baffin Island. Researchers believe this is the oldest glacier ice ...

A six-year investigation into the vast Thwaites glacier in Antarctica has concluded with a grim outlook on its future. Often ...