Iron oxide minerals are found in rocks around the globe. Some are magnetic, and some of them rust—especially when exposed to ...

A billion years is missing from the geologic record; one UC Santa Barbara scientist believes he knows where it may have gone The geologic record is exactly that: a record. The strata of rock tell ...

A team of geologists is digging into what may be Earth's most famous case of geologic amnesia -- the Great Unconformity. A team of geologists led by the University of Colorado Boulder is digging into ...

HANOVER, N.H. – January 25, 2022 – New research provides further evidence that rocks representing up to a billion years of geological time were carved away by ancient glaciers during the planet’s ...

A new study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers sheds light on one of the world’s great geological mysteries: a missing chapter of the earth’s rock record known as the Great Unconformity ...

The Grand Canyon is a layer cake of geological history, with rocks stacked neatly upon one another as they were laid down millions of years ago. That is, until you get deep into the canyon and find ...

Scientists are floating a new way to explain a geological feature called the Great Unconformity, where the record of a billion years is just missing from between the layers of rock. Or, to be more ...

A team of geologists led by the University of Colorado Boulder is digging into what may be Earth's most famous case of geologic amnesia. Researchers have spotted that phenomenon, called the "Great ...

New research provides further evidence that rocks representing up to a billion years of geological time were carved away by ancient glaciers during the planet's 'Snowball Earth' period. New research ...

A new study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers sheds light on one of the world’s great geological mysteries: a missing chapter of the earth’s rock record known as the Great Unconformity ...