This rock was one of the most appealing features of our new home on Mill River Lane in Shelburne. It was different shades of ...

Stewart's work has revealed evidence that carbon dioxide emitted by metamorphic rocks generated the insulating effect necessary for organisms to survive. "By studying the ways ancient geologic ...

Together, retired earth science teachers Eugene Genova and Ron Russ travel far and wide searching for fossils.

Calcite and dolomite in sedimentary rocks, like limestone and dolostone, and metamorphic rocks, like marble, are soluble in water and tend to erode quickly. Plutonic and metamorphic rocks are made ...

either at the surface (lava), or underground (as granite or other similar rocks). The heat of molten rock usually incinerates organisms rather than preserving them. There are some exceptions, such as ...

Related: Fountains of diamonds that erupt from Earth's center are revealing the lost history of supercontinents A good example of a mineral is quartz, which is found across the world and in different ...

Maybe it’s the rocks, maybe it’s the elevation or maybe the animals that live there. The question has fascinated scientists ...

While the bedrock of the area is called Cadillac Mountain Granite, Bubble Rock is made up of Lucerne Granite ... A favorite spot for paddlers to stop, Bass Rock is a metamorphic rock, while the ...

GLEN CARBON - A Granite City man remains in custody following multiple cases of battery against ...