Multi-beam and single-beam bathymetric, gravity and magnetic data, across seven ridge segments (length varying between 37 and 84 km), offset by six transform discontinuities (ranging in dislocation ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Small wooden signs that denote the upcoming features in the terrain evoke wonder and ignite the imagination.

Blacksburg, Va., Oct. 25, 2002 – Throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina are springs that bubble and trickle a few gallons per minute. Where does the water ...

Can a rock float? If it's pumice, it will. The rock is formed when jettisoned from an erupting volcano into a nearby water body. Air gets trapped in the rock, giving it a rough texture before dropping ...

Bald Butte Ridge is a stock of the Idaho batholith which protrudes through and above the late Tertiary basalts. Its rocks form a petrographic series which has crystallized in the following order: ...

The Geology Department has a long tradition of communal field trips that bring together students, from experienced seniors to freshmen in their first geology class, and faculty for a weekend of ...

The 9½-mile loop trail to the top of the Blue Ridge’s Old Rag Mountain and back is Shenandoah National Park’s most popular hike, according to the National Park Service. The steep climb is challenging ...

Brownstoner takes on Brooklyn history in Nabe Names, a series of briefs on the origins and surprising stories of neighborhood nomenclature. 5th Avenue and 86th Street circa the 1940s, photographer ...