On a remote rocky outcropping in northern Canada, scientists have found further confirmation that the area hosts some of the world’s oldest rocks (Science 2025, DOI: 10.1126/science.ads8461). The ...

One exposed outcrop of the formation, found on Scottish islands called the Garvellachs, is unique as it shows the transition into "snowball Earth" from a previously warm, tropical environment. Other ...

This video shows the dramatic folded rock formations of the Zagros Mountains in Iran, where enormous layers of sedimentary ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. With its greenish-brownish color, Erg Chech 002 (EC 002) might ...

This video shows an extensive field of unusual rock formations in Mongolia, where hundreds of layered stone outcrops rise from otherwise open and sparsely vegetated terrain. The rocks have rounded ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Every now and then nature puts on a show by decorating the planet with uncanny, yet beautiful attractions. And these next rock formations are no different when it comes to creating a buzz. These ...

Videos and still images shared to social media authentically showed Elephant Rock, a naturally formed geological feature located on an island in Iceland. For years, social media users have shared ...

The study found that the Port Askaig Formation, composed of layers of rock up to 1.1 km thick, was likely laid down between 662 to 720 million years ago during the Sturtian glaciation -- the first of ...