Pink boulders led scientists to a massive granite formation buried under Antarctica’s ice, solving a decades-old geological ...

Lee Wilder, public outreach coordinator for the New Hampshire Geological Survey, explains the different types of bedrock in New Hampshire. Credit: David Brooks / Monitor staff Like most New ...

Using microwave instruments to peer deep beneath the surface of the far side of the Moon, researchers have detected a ‘hotspot’ they say is a large subsurface granite mass, suggesting the Moon is more ...

Professor of Geology Dyk Eusden ’80 has a key role in the new film documentary Beyond Granite: The Geology of Adventure. Featuring gorgeous vistas in and around the White Mountain National Forest, the ...

Researchers have discovered that the minerals comprising granite crystallize from a molten state at a temperature far lower than previously thought. The new finding challenges geologists' long-held ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Your home is your sanctuary -- the place you live life, raise children and make memories. It's where you should feel happy and healthy. So, of course, you want the materials inside ...

Michael Cheadle, a professor in UW’s Department of Geology and Geophysics, teaches Indian graduate students about geology and granites during a field trip to the Lesser Himalayas in September. Cheadle ...

You would have a hard time finding these common Earth rocks on our neighboring planets. Here’s what makes our landscapes so unique. Limestone landscapes, like this one in the Stone Forest in China’s ...