Situated at over 5,000 meters above sea level, reaching the site requires effort and acclimatization, offering travelers a rewarding view into Peru’s highland geology and Andean culture.

To author Anjana Khatwa, rocks are “storykeepers of time.” She blends science and spirituality to explore the origin story of our world.

A new study reveals how shifting ice shells on icy moons can cause dramatic pressure changes, sometimes enough to boil their hidden oceans. The outer planets of our Solar System are accompanied by ...

A groundbreaking study, recently published in Geology, has uncovered the vital role of carbon dioxide in the journey of diamonds from deep within the Earth’s mantle to the surface. The research, led ...

Mars has long been framed as a cold, dry desert, but new research is revealing a planet laced with hidden ice and glacial ...

These ancient rocks on Inishtrahull, an island off the coast of Co Donegal, that are thousands of millions of years old, are ...

When we say a place is “driest,” we generally mean it receives very little precipitation (rain or snow), often much less than ...

Let’s be real. Zion National Park is stunning. Those towering sandstone cliffs, those epic hikes, that perfect Utah light.

A coastline shaped by past eruptions and present biological processes offers a unique tourist experience, but it demands ...

Contributed by Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist, Esri Animals across the globe are running out of places to live. Populations of ...

Nearly a third of Earth’s living mass exists underground, in dark environments where sunlight never reaches. Instead of relying on photosynthesis, these deep-living microbes survive on chemical energy ...