I am particularly drawn to canyons that provide beautiful windows into the rock record and the geologic history of a place. However, these narrow valleys can quickly become extremely dangerous when ...

Hiking a picturesque valley or climbing a craggy gorge are among the most exhilarating experiences in nature. As a geologist, ...

Canyons, small streams and dry creek beds in the West can be deceptively dangerous, trapping hikers when rainfall upstream ...

Green forests aren’t the only natural landscapes worth exploring. If you’re looking for a change of scenery, consider trekking through one of the many majestic canyons managed by our national park ...

It doesn't take much rain for slot canyons to create deadly flooding, even on a sunny day. They can have dramatic water rises ...

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Scientists proposed an explanation for the formation of Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck near the lunar south pole, which are each about the size of Earth’s Grand Canyon. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth ...

Geoscientists Professor Anne Bernhardt of Freie Universität Berlin and PD Dr. Wolfgang Schwanghart of the University of Potsdam have uncovered a surprising insight using a global statistical model: ...