This 1930s educational film explores the natural landscapes, geological formations, and agricultural practices of the time. It features scenes of farmers tilling soil, majestic mountain roads, ...
Hidden in western Kansas, an easy hike leads to striking chalk formations that rise from the flat prairie, creating an ...
Angela Nelson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning digital editor and storyteller who covered a variety of general interest stories on MNN (now part of Treehugger) from 2014-2019. Wave Rock is a well-known ...
The badlands also contain hoodoos and a petrified forest. Frank Krahmer/Masterfile/Corbis The formations are comprised of sedimentary rocks like sandstone, shale and mudstone. Frank Krahmer/Masterfile ...
Our planet is chock full of the beautiful and bizarre. Give nature millions of years to work its magic and some pretty weird formations emerge from solid rock. From violent volcanic eruptions to the ...
The city of Colorado Springs has over 486,000 residents and lies at the eastern foot of the Rocky Mountains. The city sits at an elevation of 6,035 feet. It’s near the famous Pike’s Peak, which is a ...
Energy Exploration & Exploitation, Vol. 38, No. 6 (November 2020), pp. 2143-2168 (26 pages) The Paleogene lacustrine mudstone is one of the most important sets of source rocks in Termit Basin, Niger.
Most people come to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for its namesake — the colorful, mineral-stained sandstone cliffs that line mighty Lake Superior. Those cliffs are ...
The Western Desert is home to some of the most unique rock formations in Egypt. These natural structures provide climbers ...
A severe drought caused a rock formation in the Mississippi River to be visible. It's a rare sight, but those wishing to see might be disappointed. The drought, this week, caused water levels near ...
Cartoonist Charles Schulz would be proud to know that two of his characters from the comic strip, "Peanuts," Snoopy and Woodstock, are ever-present in Sedona. Better known as "Snoopy Rock," the ...
Rainbow Bridge, the world’s largest known rock arch, in a remote area of Utah. (Courtesy: Harvey Leifert) Rainbow Bridge, the largest known rock arch in the world, spans a tributary of Lake Powell in ...