Archeologists have used drones and photogrammetry to create a map of the quarry that produced 95 of Easter Island's statues.

D mapping reveals Easter Island's iconic statues were built by competing family clans, not centralized rulers.

About 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) below our feet, two enormous patches of strange rock sit above Earth’s core. New ...

The last time Vermont mapped out the rock underlying the Newport Quadrangle, many scientists still thought Earth's continents ...

The Foundation of Mountain Building Mountain building, also known as orogenesis, is a geological process that involves the ...

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Helicopters sporting long appendages are flying over some rural areas of the country, including here in Colorado. Many of ...

USGS has unveiled its most detailed national geologic map, giving the public a free, interactive way to explore underground ...

In the absence of federal leadership, states should encourage renewable energy development on contaminated lands—including ...

Google Maps is adding new AI features, including a builder agent and an MCP server — a tool that connects AI assistants to Google Maps’ technical documentation — to help developers and users create ...

In what the agency hopes will spur a major leap in American geoscience, the U.S. Geological Survey has released a new mapping tool that allows anyone to peer into the earth beneath their feet. Dubbed ...

From weather patterns to chemical reactions, what contributes to how the sediment beneath your feet forms is complex and extensive. And if you’ve ever stopped to pick up a cool rock or check out the ...