Hidden beneath our feet, kilometers underground, life has been existing for billions of years. A recent discovery may reshape ...

Using high-precision dating of geologic regions, scientists have found evidence that one of the most significant warming ...

Igneous intrusions are a type of rock feature. They form when molten rock cools below the surface of the Earth. Join Isla and Connor as they explore igneous rock landscape features at Traprain Law ...

IN the middle of the last century much interest was shown in the problem of the genesis of igneous rocks, and especially in the manner of origin of diverse rock-types from a common stock or from a ...

Scientists detected living microorganisms within a sealed fracture of 2-billion-year-old rock from South Africa, making them ...

Find out more about available formats and browse any associated online resources. All Earth Science students need to understand the origins, environments, and basic processes that produce igneous and ...

It shows a curious fracture surface due to a heavy gelignite detonation in finely crystalline “trap” rock. So far as I can remember I had seen other examples of this phenomenon, but ...

Scientists found living microbes in a 2-billion-year-old rock in South Africa, providing insights into early life on Earth ...

Building upon the award-winning second edition, this comprehensive textbook provides a fundamental understanding of the formative processes of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Encouraging a deeper ...

The BIC made of layers of igneous rock in a basin shape, formed over a period of about 1 million years, after which it seems to have barely changed. Pockets of microbes have been found living ...

Geologists have discovered remnants of Earth’s mantle that have persisted for over 2.5 billion years. The ancient rocks were ...