In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

Geoscientists have published a large review paper in the journal Science that highlights the capacity of current models to ...

The Canadian Encyclopedia notes a rockslide can move up to 100 km/hr.

The Northeast was battered by devastating floods this year, displacing thousands and claiming dozens of lives. Experts say it ...

In a nutshell New independent research confirms that 23,000-year-old human footprints at White Sands National Park are ...

Canada Canada is renowned for its lovely lakes, as the country’s alpine locales lend themselves to the creation of ...

Geologists found glacial till as expected, but also found weathering from a separate glacial sediment deposited at an unexpected depth — potential evidence of a previously unknown advance of a ...

Sediment found in Delta Lake suggests that Teton Glacier, one of the Tetons' 11 glaciers, is older than previously thought. Douglas C. Pizac, Associated Press Facebook ...

Lake sediment coring using a modified Livingstone corer, at Moss Lake, Washington. Author's own picture. Diatoms provided further evidence. The sediment deposits contained a chaotic assemblage of ...

Scientists have debated whether or not the deposits were from a storm surge. However, the sediment suggests the tsunami affected 600 km of Scottish coastline and potentially reached up to 30 km ...

A major drop in sea levels about 34 million years ago should have deposited gargantuan amounts of sandy material onto the ocean floor, but a recent search has come up empty. ... A Search for Ancient ...