A new study suggests ancient wood floated into a cave far above the Colorado River when a meteorite-induced earthquake ...

Geology is full of detective stories about the Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico ...

Researchers have found a link between two geological events in iconic locations of the U.S. Southwest that scientists ...

Cutting‑edge dating reveals driftwood high in Grand Canyon caves 55,250 years ago when a meteor’s shock wave blocked and ...

The study dives into questions surrounding how and when driftwood in Stanton’s Cave in the Grand Canyon got there ...

Based on remarkably similar ages, the meteor impact that created one of Arizona's most recognizable landmarks and wood and sediments found in caves high up in the walls of the Grand Canyon, a new ...

Earlier this year, researchers announced the discovery of what they believed to be the world’s oldest impact crater.

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

The Meteor Crater (Barringer crater) in Arizona is o ne of the most impressive and easily accessible. The Charlevoix impact structure in Quebec. The Rochechouart impact structure in France.

The world's oldest meteor impact crater is not a crater at all, say scientists of a new study suggesting natural forces put the giant indent into Earth's surface. But the jury is still out.

When an asteroid made Meteor Crater in northern Arizona, it did more than leave the Earth’s best preserved impact crater. According to new research, the earthquake that the collision caused induced a ...