A new model that explains how canyons are formed from floods and other water discharges has discounted an erstwhile brim model, which harped on gushing water discharge in huge volumes having caused ...

A research team outlines how it identified and bestowed a moniker upon a previously unexplored 500 million-year-old Grand Canyon formation: The Frenchman Mountain Dolostone. The newly named rock layer ...

A meteor may have led to the formation of the Grand Canyon, a new study has found. While many Americans are familiar with the Grand Canyon’s beauty and uniqueness, they may not be aware of the story ...

Anyone who enjoys whitewater rafting in places like the Colorado River owes a debt of gratitude to the enormous boulders that create the foaming undulation known as rapids, and new research appears to ...

Soar above the vibrant Claron Formation, the pink, red, and orange geology of Bryce Canyon. Fly above the striking pink, red, and orange rock layers of the Claron Formation, the foundation of Bryce ...

The Grand Canyon may be much older than widely believed, according to a new study that challenges the view that the American landmark was born 5 million or 6 million years ago. Analyzing helium levels ...