Geology News

Geologists plan to drill a pair of mile-deep holes in southern Idaho in a hunt for geothermal fields that could be tapped to produce energy.

Integrity Logic today announced the release of Geology MT, the latest version of the GIS for the iPhone/iPod platform, covering the state of Montana.

This dinosaur print in Plagne, France, said by scientists to be one of the biggest in the world, measures around 1.5 meters in diameter.

VOLCANO, Big Island >> Erupting Kilauea volcano is sending dozens of small lava flows to the ocean.

Water officials will gather in Columbus on Monday to discuss recent studies about the Ozark and Springfield Plateau aquifers.

A small earthquake has shaken part of West Tennessee. The U.S. Geological Survey's initial report said a quake with a magnitude of 3.3 shook the area around Dyersburg early Friday.

With two volcanoes threatening to erupt in the days ahead, Colombian coffee farmers have been told they may have to evacuate despite the fact that so far the volcanic ash emissions have done nothing but nourish their fields.

Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.

Saying any renewal of operations could cause additional landslides, the state Department of Natural Resources this morning imposed an emergency order suspending mining at the Simmons and Son Hauling gravel pit.

Mid-continent earthquakes along the Mississippi and elsewhere might just be long-lived aftershocks of big quakes, not fresh events, geophysicists suggest in a new study.

Scientists knew the recent flooding that enveloped parts of Georgia were rare but a new analysis is showing just how unusual the heavy rains were.

The massive eruption of the Thera volcano in the Aegean Sea more than 3,000 years ago produced killer waves that raced across hundreds of miles of the Eastern Mediterranean to inundate the area that is now Israel and probably other coastal sites, a team of scientists has found.

Addis Ababa, November 4 - A new study has prompted researchers to confirm that the 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will most likely become a new ocean in time, according to the Daily Inquirer.

Federal officials say a 5.3 magnitude quake off the Oregon coast Wednesday morning did not generate a tsunami .

This electronic bibliography brings together the nine books that comprise The Bibliography of the Geology of Missouri, published by the Division of Geology and Land Survey and its predecessor agencies from 1945 through 1972.

EUREKA, Calif. a " An earthquake hit off the coast of Humboldt County Tuesday evening, but was apparently unnoticed by area residents.The U.S. Geological Survey says a quake with a magnitude 3.9 was recorded 56 miles west of Eureka around 6:16 p.m. Tuesday.A dispatcher for the Eureka Police Department said police have not received any calls about ...

Scientists from several countries have confirmed that a 35-mile-long rift in the desert in Ethiopia will eventually become a new ocean, according to LiveScience .

Just when you think all human activities are making the environment worse, news comes that our efforts to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impacts are doing some good.

The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a 3.8 magnitude has been reported in Southern California near the Mexico border.

Senators Diane Feinstein and Lisa Murkowski were presented with the annual US Geological Survey Coalition Leadership Award at a congressional reception on 14 September.