SOME of the best qualified geological writers and workers in America, including Dr. F. D. Adams from the Dominion of Canada, have here brought together their views on the correlation of stratified ...
In ancient China, spring rains were called “as precious as oil” for their vital role in nature’s spring revival. Today, a unique climate phenomenon known as “spring persistent rainfall” (SPR) prevails ...
"This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature"--Title page verso. NH copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Principles -- The Cordillera's foundations : ...
A tectonic plate that disappeared under North America millions of years ago still peeks out in central California and Mexico, new research finds. The Farallon oceanic plate was once nestled between ...
Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www ...
Writer John McPhee has tackled wide variety of topics, from oranges to the geological history of North America. NPR's Scott Simon talks with McPhee about his latest book, "Tabula Rasa." Great writers ...
A new study led by CU Boulder reveals the complex history behind one of the Grand Canyon’s most well-known geologic features: A mysterious and missing gap of time in the canyon’s rock record that ...
New research reaffirms that human footprints found in White Sands National Park, NM, date to the Last Glacial Maximum, placing humans in North America thousands of years earlier than once thought. In ...