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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 ...

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Companies are using advanced technology to drill many miles underground to reach the hot rock below. Their quest is to make ...

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 ...

Farther down, the debris moved more slowly but showed intense surface activity. The scientists recorded 70 powerful surge waves rippling across the surface in rapid succession.

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