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Discover geodes and fossils along Sugar Creek Nature Trail in Indiana. This scenic hike is perfect for rockhounds, families, and nature lovers alike.

Lost River Caverns in Hellertown offers a geological adventure that’s been millions of years in the making, yet somehow ...

GEO Academies offer students a head start on college while in high school, bridging achievement gaps with proven charter ...

On the floor of a 32-foot-deep small lake just northeast of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Calvin students are literally digging up ...

High school teacher Ashley Allen’s discovery of 300-million-year-old fossils in an Alabama coal mine turned him into a modern-day Indiana Jones, rewriting prehistoric history!

NASA and USGS are mapping critical minerals in the American West using airborne sensors to help reduce U.S. reliance on ...

Gigantic hidden fortresses discovered 1,800 miles underground in Earth's mantle, rewrite how the planet's interior works.

NASA and theU.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have joined forces in a groundbreaking initiative to map critical minerals in the ...